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Campuses & Landmarks

Emory's main campus covers more than 600 acres in Atlanta's historic suburb of Druid Hills. Students, faculty, staff and visitors enjoy a peaceful, pedestrian-friendly environment, with easy proximity to one of the nation's fastest-growing metropolitan areas.

The campus features a thoughtful balance of buildings and green space. Peavine Creek, a branch of the historic Peachtree Creek, winds through maples, oaks, magnolias, pines and dogwoods that grace the gently rolling hills.

The Haygood-Hopkins Memorial Gateway marks the main entrance from Druid Hills, a gracious, park-like residential area designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The original campus plan is the work of Beaux-Arts architect Henry Hornbostel. Other noted architects who have designed buildings here include John C. Portman and Michael Graves.

Campuses

gates

Main, Clairmont, Briarcliff, Oxford

 

Main campus

Emory College of Arts and Sciences, all graduate and professional schools, most libraries, the DUC, Lullwater, Emory Eagles, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Schwartz Center, Glenn Memorial Auditorium, Emory Alumni Association


Clairmont

Undergraduate and graduate housing plus the Student Activity and Academic Center, accessible by Lullwater Preserve paths and Cliff shuttle


Briarcliff

Emory Continuing Education and several research centers, accessible by Cliff shuttle


Oxford

Oxford College on Emory's original site just outside Atlanta, accessible by Cliff shuttle



Landmarks

Pitts arch

Some special places

 

The Quad

The Quadrangle serves as the symbolic center of campus and hosts spring Commencement ceremonies. Several of the pink and gray marble-clad buildings that frame the Quad are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | YouTube: Hidden in the Eaves


Lullwater House and Preserve

University presidents live in an English Tudor mansion surrounded by extensive acreage with lawns and wooded paths that the public is welcome to enjoy. | YouTube: Lullwater House


The DUC

Dobbs University Center houses tiered cafeteria seating, the post office and campus life offices. The design encloses the exterior marble steps of the old student center to form a gathering spot. | YouTube: Coca-Cola Commons


The Depot

The former train stop, built in 1916, is home to a restaurant. | YouTube: The Depot


Phi Gamma and Few Halls

The Oxford campus maintains Emory's first and oldest academic buildings. | YouTube: Oldest academic buildings