Emory University
Emory publishes 10% (Fall 2025 entering class). Early Decision applicants got in at 22%; everyone else at 8.6%.
Acceptance rate
What Emory's 10% is made of
The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Emory reports itself.
By application round
Fall 2025 entering class (Class of 2029)
Read the full decomposition →Early Decision advantage
22% of 4,728 ED applicants were admitted (1,049), against 8.6% for everyone else.
Fall 2025 entering class (Class of 2029) · as of August 2026
See where Emory ranks →Transfer
Fall 2025 transfer entrants (CDS 2025-26 Section D2) · as of August 2026 · 2.2× easier than first-year
Read the transfer analysis →Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.
Testing
Test-Optional for 2026-27
- Policy
Emory extended its test-optional policy through Fall 2027 entry (the current 2026-27 cycle) for both first-year and transfer applicants; students do not need to disclose or justify why they are not submitting scores.
- SAT middle 50%
- 1470–1550sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 32–35
- Average HS GPA
- Not published by the school
Applying
Deadlines, essays and AI policy
- Early deadlines
- Nov 1, 2026 (ED I); Jan 1, 2027 (ED II)
- Regular decision
- Jan 1, 2027Source
- Supplemental essays
- 2 required
One required short-answer question on academic/major interest, plus one more chosen from four options covering community involvement, cultural awareness, service, or navigating disagreement — 2 total short-answer responses required (per Emory's official admission blog, 'Emory's Short Answer Questions 2026-27').
- AI use in essays
Limited Use Allowed — applies to College application writing — essays and all submitted application materials
“What is Emory's policy on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for college application writing? ... Your story is uniquely yours... AI tools could polish or refine, but they should not replace or generate your personal input or creativity... any attempt to submit work that is not your own...constitutes plagiarism [and] is a violation of the Honor Code... Your submission should always reflect your own ideas, creativity, and experiences. We value authentic self-expression, and we want to hear your story.”
Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 7,298
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $64,280
- Category
- Elite Private
- Admissions site
- www.emory.edu
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Sources
- Emory test policy (2026-27)
- Emory deadlines
- Emory AI-use policy
- Emory admissions pages
- Emory admissions pages
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.
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