Established :
1836
University Type and Campus :
Suburban 631 acres (2.6 km2;)
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by the Methodist Episcopal Church and was named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. In 1915, the college relocated to metropolitan Atlanta and was rechartered as Emory University. The university is the second-oldest private institution of higher education in Georgia and among the fifty oldest private universities in the United States.
Quick facts
Motto: The wise heart seeks knowledge
Endowment: $6.684 billion (2015)
Administrative staff: 13,225
Students: 14,513
Undergraduates: 7,656
Postgraduates: 6,677
44 : 56
Gender ratio (in %)
International students
Students : Staff ratio
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