Emory University is a highly competitive school and its admissions statistics make Emory University one of the 50 most competitive schools for undergraduate admissions globally. Similar to the trends across all top schools, Emory University acceptance rates have continued to decline over the past 8 years and will almost certainly continue to do so into the future.
The Class of 2020 was one of the most challenging year to be admitted to Emory University ever to date. For the Class of 2020, 19,924 students applied to Emory University of which 4,927 students were accepted, yielding an overall acceptance rate of 24.7%. Overall applications decreased by 2.9% over last year (2019 to 2020) from 20,519 to 19,924.