Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 74.46
Liaison Ciannat Howett
Submission Date Oct. 9, 2024

STARS v2.2

Emory University
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.71 / 4.00 Cyrus Bhedwar
Director
Office of Sustainability Initiatives
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Provide at least one of the following figures:

Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
100

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
68

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
18

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
93

Optional Fields

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:

Emory College practices need-blind admissions. The Office of Undergraduate Admission admits the most qualified, most talented, most academically accomplished students to the first-year class without regard to financial means. Put simply, being need-blind allows Emory College to pursue its mission of admitting and enrolling the very best scholars in America, without considering their ability to pay. Roughly 45 of the nation’s top universities and colleges are, like Emory, able to admit students in a need-blind environment.
Emory College will meet the full demonstrated need of admitted domestic students. Students who apply for need-based financial aid are assessed by the Office of Financial Aid. The process requires a completed financial aid application – including the entire tax return – to determine the financial needs of a student/family.

Once the student’s need is determined, Emory fills that need with a grant or scholarship and a student job. Emory does not include loans as part of a student’s need-based financial aid package. Emory Advantage is Emory's need-based loan replacement program for all students with need-based aid.

In addition, Emory is a partner of the QuestBridge program, a national school-to-selective college program that helps Emory identify exceptional students. These students are often first-generation college students or from a lower socioeconomic status and benefit from the Emory Advantage program. Recent classes have contained more than 80 freshmen applying via QuestBridge, making Emory one of the leading university partners with this important organization.


A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:

Emory University offers Veterans Education Benefits for prospective students who served or are currently serving in the United States armed forces. This program allows students to use their VA Benefits at many of Emory's schools. The Yellow Ribbon program is an additional amount of funding for qualified Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill ® recipients which is used for any remaining mandatory tuition and fee costs once the annual maximum Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill ® funding has been exceeded.
source: https://registrar.emory.edu/registration/veterans-education-benefits/index.html

ARCHE Cross Registration is a program developed and sponsored by the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education. The program allows students at member institutions to broaden their academic experience by registering for courses at other member colleges and universities. 
source: 
https://registrar.emory.edu/registration/cross-registration/index.html


Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
39

Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data were current at the time of submission.


The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.