Enrollment Trends at Emory

The student population at Emory University is 15,175 (7,407 undergraduate and 7,768 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,387 (10.06%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Emory is 48.81% which is increased by 540 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 847 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 65 male students for every 100 female students, down from 74 in 2015.
925 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 3,325.93% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,483 where 15,175 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 15,175 students in 2025 and was lowest at 13,788 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 13,788 to 15,175 students, a net gain of 1,387 (10.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Emory University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	13,788	6,867	2,876	3,991	6,921	2,975	3,946
2016-17	14,067 279	6,861 -6	2,814 -62	4,047 56	7,206 285	3,077 102	4,129 183
2017-18	14,263 196	6,937 76	2,809 -5	4,128 81	7,326 120	3,130 53	4,196 67
2018-19	14,458 195	7,086 149	2,832 23	4,254 126	7,372 46	3,022 -108	4,350 154
2019-20	14,415 -43	7,118 32	2,868 36	4,250 -4	7,297 -75	2,926 -96	4,371 21
2020-21	13,997 -418	7,010 -108	2,853 -15	4,157 -93	6,987 -310	2,634 -292	4,353 -18
2021-22	14,779 782	7,130 120	3,010 157	4,120 -37	7,649 662	2,773 139	4,876 523
2022-23	14,841 62	7,101 -29	3,047 37	4,054 -66	7,740 91	2,706 -67	5,034 158
2023-24	15,046 205	7,359 258	3,158 111	4,201 147	7,687 -53	2,725 19	4,962 -72
2024-25	15,175 129	7,407 48	3,203 45	4,204 3	7,768 81	2,776 51	4,992 30
Average	14,483	7,088	2,947	4,141	7,395	2,874	4,521

Emory University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,088 where 7,407 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Emory University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,867	6,751	2,825	3,926	116	51	65
2016-17	6,861	6,714	2,754	3,960	147	60	87
2017-18	6,937	6,794	2,762	4,032	143	47	96
2018-19	7,086	6,985	2,794	4,191	101	38	63
2019-20	7,118	7,012	2,835	4,177	106	33	73
2020-21	7,010	6,814	2,765	4,049	196	88	108
2021-22	7,130	7,028	2,960	4,068	102	50	52
2022-23	7,101	7,022	3,011	4,011	79	36	43
2023-24	7,359	7,263	3,120	4,143	96	38	58
2024-25	7,407	7,312	3,167	4,145	95	36	59
Average	7,088	7,088	2,899	4,070	7,088	48	70

Emory University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,395 where 7,768 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Emory University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,921	5,632	2,341	3,291	1,289	634	655
2016-17	7,206	5,766	2,427	3,339	1,440	650	790
2017-18	7,326	5,836	2,418	3,418	1,490	712	778
2018-19	7,372	5,917	2,357	3,560	1,455	665	790
2019-20	7,297	5,893	2,293	3,600	1,404	633	771
2020-21	6,987	5,915	2,167	3,748	1,072	467	605
2021-22	7,649	6,356	2,209	4,147	1,293	564	729
2022-23	7,740	6,320	2,146	4,174	1,420	560	860
2023-24	7,687	6,302	2,166	4,136	1,385	559	826
2024-25	7,768	6,332	2,202	4,130	1,436	574	862
Average	7,395	7,395	2,273	3,754	7,395	602	767

Emory University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 32.61% and the percentage of black students is 14.21% at Emory University. 18.86% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 9.53% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 44.58% to 32.61%. Asian enrollment grew from 14.27% to 18.86%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.23% to 14.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.27% to 9.53%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8274 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7659 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Emory University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	24	1,968	1,410	865	10	6,147	331
2016-17	20	2,010	1,390	950	17	6,274	388
2017-18	20	2,067	1,385	1,045	11	6,342	431
2018-19	15	2,227	1,450	1,127	12	6,258	490
2019-20	14	2,271	1,500	1,177	10	6,191	505
2020-21	13	2,357	1,613	1,219	7	5,811	534
2021-22	17	2,523	1,821	1,349	4	5,788	588
2022-23	12	2,604	1,885	1,376	7	5,502	605
2023-24	14	2,820	2,000	1,431	9	5,161	622
2024-25	13	2,862	2,157	1,446	10	4,948	571
Average	16	2,371	1,661	1,199	10	5,842	507

Emory University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

925 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 3,325.93% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Emory University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	13,788	27	186	13,575
2016-17	14,067	126	147	13,794
2017-18	14,263	140	246	13,877
2018-19	14,458	174	1,099	13,185
2019-20	14,415	167	1,259	12,989
2020-21	13,997	7,627	4,573	1,797
2021-22	14,779	590	6,651	7,538
2022-23	14,841	483	5,078	9,280
2023-24	15,046	798	4,443	9,805
2024-25	15,175	925	4,596	9,654
Average	14,483	1,106	2,828	10,549

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Enrollment Trends at Emory

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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