According to the 2021 rankings from US News & World Report's Global Universities, Emory University, a prestigious private research institution in Atlanta, holds the 71st spot. The university has consistently maintained this position since 2019, except for a slight drop to #73 in 2018. Admission to …
According to the 2021 rankings from US News & World Report's Global Universities, Emory University, a prestigious private research institution in Atlanta, holds the 71st spot. The university has consistently maintained this position since 2019, except for a slight drop to #73 in 2018. Admission to Emory University was highly competitive in 2020, with an acceptance rate of only 16%. Successful applicants were chosen based on their impressive GPA, recommendation letters, and above-average scores on aptitude tests. The university's ranking is determined by various admission factors and standards. Emory University Admissions boasts a higher acceptance rate for selection, leading to its consistent ranking of #21 by US News & World Report since 2019, placing it among the top 100 universities in the nation.
The recent QS University and THE rankings show an improvement in Emory University's rankings for 2021. It is now #158 in the QS Universities Ranking, up from #156 in 2020 and #148 in 2019. However, the university's decline in rank can be attributed to lower scores in all assessment categories, including academic reputation: 25, 66.7 citations per faculty, 99.4 faculty students per 1,000 faculty, 33.1 international students per 1,000 faculty, and an overall score of 48.6. Despite this, Emory University has gained points in the eyes of potential international students. In THE 2021 rankings, the university has slipped from #80 in 2020 to #85 due to its high acceptance rate and research output. Nevertheless, it has achieved scores of 98.7 for citations, 59.2 for global outlook, 53.9 for teaching, and an overall score of 63.7.
Ranked By | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings [1] | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | NA |
QS - World University Ranking [2] | 147 | 148 | 156 | 158 | 160 |
THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking [3] | 98 | 84 | 80 | 85 | 82 |
US News & World Report - Global Universities [4] | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 74 |
US News & World Report - National University Ranking | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |