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 2022 was the single most challenging year to be admitted to Emory University ever. For the Class of 2022, 27,759 students applied to Emory University of which 5,135 students were accepted, yielding an overall acceptance rate of 18.5%. Overall applications increased by 15.1% over last year (2021 to 2022) from 24,114 to 27,759.
For the Class of 2022, 503 students were admitted through the early admissions process. Total early applications totaled 1,623, yielding an early acceptance rate of 31.0%. Early applications increased by 8.7% over last year (2021 to 2022) from 1,493 to 1,623.