Community Life

Teach for America recognizes Emory as a leading source for its teaching corps; in 2012, Emory ranked 15th among medium-sized colleges and universities.

The Peace Corps recognizes Emory as a leading source for its volunteers; in 2012, Emory ranked ninth nationally and first in the Southeast among medium-sized colleges and universities.

An Emory education is global. The campus community currently welcomes more than 3,000 international students and scholars from more than 120 countries. Emory offers dozens of study abroad programs. Two in five undergraduates pursue study abroad opportunities. (2012 Emory College Senior Survey).

Our students get involved: at Emory College of Arts and Sciences, more than four in five participated in community service or volunteer work (2012 Emory College Senior Survey).

The university was named to the 2012 "ADA-Plus" list for going beyond the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act by the guide, "College Success for Students with Physical Disabilities."

The National Safety Council designated Emory University as a Safe Community through its Safe Communities America program in 2012. Emory is just the second academic institution in the United States to be recognized as an international Safe Community, and the first on the East Coast.

Emory was named as one of Campus Pride's 2012 Top 25 LGBT-friendly Colleges and Universities for establishing a supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students. Emory also received the organization's five-star ranking.

The White House honored Emory College junior Dohyun Ahn as an LGBT Emerging Leader in 2012.

Emory Dining ranks No. 15 in The Daily Meal's 2012 listing of America's Top Universities for Food Lovers.

Charity health care provided in fiscal 2012 totaled $72.1 million.

Emory was named to 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction.

The Emory community enjoys a diverse religious life. The Interreligious Council includes representatives of all campus religious groups. Candler School of Theology is one of 13 United Methodist seminaries, and dozens of denominations are represented in its student body.

Students and faculty explore the expanding field of ethics through the Emory Center for Ethics, grounded in the university's vision of being ethically engaged in community and led by internationally renowned bioethicist Paul Root Wolpe.

Emory is intent on its vision of fostering engaged scholars. The Center for Community Partnerships, Volunteer Emory, the Office of Student Leadership and Service, the Ethics and Servant Leadership program, and the Emory Community Building and Social Change Fellows Program are some of the many initiatives to encourage student involvement.

Hundreds of Emory community members have confronted questions of race, gender, sexuality and other forms of human difference through the Transforming Community Project, a university-wide initiative that has been recognized with Ford Foundation grants.

The university-wide Creativity & Arts Initiative, part of the Strategic Plan, integrates the arts across the educational spectrum, fosters an environment of creativity and contributes to the community's cultural life.