International Scholars

Quick Facts

66 percent of our scholars are hosted or employed through the School of Medicine (including appointments within Emory Healthcare).
Emory College of Arts and Sciences and Yerkes Primate Research Center hold the second- and third-highest number of appointments respectively (17 percent and 6 percent).
As with our students, the three leading nations of origin are China (25 percent), India (15 percent), and Korea (7 percent). In total, during 2011-12, 89 countries were represented at Emory.
69 percent of our scholars participate primarily in research activity, 8 percent participate in both research and teaching, and 5 percent in teaching only. Eighteen percent of our scholars fall into other categories of activity including clinical care and administration.

Primary Function of Scholars	2011/12
Teaching	63
Research	952
Both	110
Other	247

Institution at Emory	2011/12
Admin/Office of the Provost	10
Candler School of Theology	5
Emory College	232
Goizueta Business School	8
Information Tech. Division	1
Law School	30
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing	1
Oglethorpe University	1
Oxford College	6
Robert W. Woodruff Library	3
Rollins School of Public Health	55
School of Medicine	901
The Carter Center	33
Yerkes National Primate Research Center	86