Freshman Class Profile

The following statistics are for the Emory College first-year class, beginning in the fall of 2012.

Applications
Admitted Students
(middle 50%)
First-Year Class
Geographic Distribution

Applied 17,500
Admitted 26%
Enrolled 1,402

Average GPA: 3.76–4.0 / 4.0 unweighted scale

SAT verbal: 650-740
SAT math: 670-770
SAT writing: 670-760
SAT total: 2020–2240

ACT: 30-33

Southeast 33%
Mid-Atlantic 21%
Midwest 8%
West 10%
New England 5%
Southwest 5%
International 18%

First-Year Class
Self-Identified Racial/Ethnic Statistics
Other First-Year Student Statistics
First-Year Class
International Distribution

Caucasian 43%

Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander 34%

Black/African American 8%

Latino, Hispanic 8%

Multiracial 3%

Native American <1%

Did not Identify 4%

2,094 high schools had at least one admitted applicant.

The new first-year class will come to Emory from 891 secondary schools and from 44 states and the District of Columbia.

56% female
44% male
83% come from outside Georgia
68% come from outside the Southeast
61% come from public high schools
38% come from independent or parochial schools
45% were admitted through an Early Decision option
19% are students of color

Other than the United States, enrolling first-year students come from the following countries:

Argentina
Bahrain
Canada
Chile
China (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Taiwan)
Colombia
Germany
Ecuador
France
Greece
Guatemala
India
Indonesia
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
Pakistan
Panama
Philippines
Portugal
Senegal
Singapore
Slovak Republic
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom