Enrollment Trends at Emory

1,387

Total Enrollment

128

Men

1,259

Women

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 over the past decade.

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.

The female to male ratio is 1.54 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

925 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 3,325.93% since 2015.

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.

48.81% of total students is undergraduate students and 51.19% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 540 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 847 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.54 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Emory than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1613,7886,8672,8763,9916,9212,9753,946
2016-1714,067
279
6,861
-6
2,814
-62
4,047
56
7,206
285
3,077
102
4,129
183
2017-1814,263
196
6,937
76
2,809
-5
4,128
81
7,326
120
3,130
53
4,196
67
2018-1914,458
195
7,086
149
2,832
23
4,254
126
7,372
46
3,022
-108
4,350
154
2019-2014,415
-43
7,118
32
2,868
36
4,250
-4
7,297
-75
2,926
-96
4,371
21
2020-2113,997
-418
7,010
-108
2,853
-15
4,157
-93
6,987
-310
2,634
-292
4,353
-18
2021-2214,779
782
7,130
120
3,010
157
4,120
-37
7,649
662
2,773
139
4,876
523
2022-2314,841
62
7,101
-29
3,047
37
4,054
-66
7,740
91
2,706
-67
5,034
158
2023-2415,046
205
7,359
258
3,158
111
4,201
147
7,687
-53
2,725
19
4,962
-72
2024-2515,175
129
7,407
48
3,203
45
4,204
3
7,768
81
2,776
51
4,992
30
Average14,4837,0882,9474,1417,3952,8744,521
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166,8676,7512,8253,9261165165
2016-176,8616,7142,7543,9601476087
2017-186,9376,7942,7624,0321434796
2018-197,0866,9852,7944,1911013863
2019-207,1187,0122,8354,1771063373
2020-217,0106,8142,7654,04919688108
2021-227,1307,0282,9604,0681025052
2022-237,1017,0223,0114,011793643
2023-247,3597,2633,1204,143963858
2024-257,4077,3123,1674,145953659
Average7,0887,0882,8994,0707,0884870
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166,9215,6322,3413,2911,289634655
2016-177,2065,7662,4273,3391,440650790
2017-187,3265,8362,4183,4181,490712778
2018-197,3725,9172,3573,5601,455665790
2019-207,2975,8932,2933,6001,404633771
2020-216,9875,9152,1673,7481,072467605
2021-227,6496,3562,2094,1471,293564729
2022-237,7406,3202,1464,1741,420560860
2023-247,6876,3022,1664,1361,385559826
2024-257,7686,3322,2024,1301,436574862
Average7,3957,3952,2733,7547,395602767
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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16241,9681,410865106,147331
2016-17202,0101,390950176,274388
2017-18202,0671,3851,045116,342431
2018-19152,2271,4501,127126,258490
2019-20142,2711,5001,177106,191505
2020-21132,3571,6131,21975,811534
2021-22172,5231,8211,34945,788588
2022-23122,6041,8851,37675,502605
2023-24142,8202,0001,43195,161622
2024-25132,8622,1571,446104,948571
Average162,3711,6611,199105,842507
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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1613,7882718613,575
2016-1714,06712614713,794
2017-1814,26314024613,877
2018-1914,4581741,09913,185
2019-2014,4151671,25912,989
2020-2113,9977,6274,5731,797
2021-2214,7795906,6517,538
2022-2314,8414835,0789,280
2023-2415,0467984,4439,805
2024-2515,1759254,5969,654
Average14,4831,1062,82810,549

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