Emory University

Emory University is a private research university in the Druid Hills area of Atlanta, Georgia, established in 1836 as Emory College by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named for Methodist bishop John Emory. It comprises nine undergraduate, graduate and professional schools, including arts and sciences, business, medicine, law, nursing, theology and public health, and it enrolls nearly 16,000 students from the United States and more than 100 countries. Classified as an R1 doctoral university with very high research activity and holding the 15th-largest endowment among U.S. colleges and universities at 12 billion dollars as of 2025, Emory maintains close ties to Emory Healthcare, Georgia's largest healthcare system, and to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.