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About Emory College


Emory College of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1836, is Emory University’s primary undergraduate division with more than 5,700 students. Our intensive liberal arts curriculum is backed by all of the resources of one of the world's top research universities.

Emory College plays a critical role in supporting and expanding the liberal arts throughout the University and its nine undergraduate and professional schools. We are driven by our passions for inquiry and discovery, which are led by the College’s renowned 550-member faculty who bring their path-breaking research – and commitment to excellent teaching – to the classroom everyday.

With more than 50 departments and programs, 86 majors, and 63 minors, our students explore widely and dive deeply in rigorous courses of study that emphasize critical thinking, the nature of evidence from multiple perspectives and the ability to effectively reason and communicate. Our students are encouraged – and expected – to ask bold questions and expand the boundaries of knowledge.

Our mission is to create, preserve, teach, and apply knowledge in the service of humanity.
Founded in
1836
Located in the historic
Druid Hills
neighborhood of Atlanta
2/3
of students live on campus
Student Body Cheering

College Diversity Statement

Emory College of Arts and Sciences is committed to valuing difference and ensuring that the students, faculty, staff, and administrators are diverse in ethnicity, gender, religion, philosophy, sexual orientation, and physical ability.

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Honoring Indigenous Peoples

Emory University acknowledges the Muscogee (Creek) people who lived, worked, produced knowledge on, and nurtured the land where Emory’s Oxford and Atlanta campuses are now located.

 See The Land Acknowledgement Statement
5,783
total enrollment
1,436
students in the Class of 2027
78%
of classes have fewer than 30 students