Emory University overview

Q. What is Emory University famous for?

Emory University is known for its liberal arts, professional school and it is one of the leading healthcare systems of the United States. It has the largest percentage of African American undergraduates. It is among the best universities in the nation and the world. It provides a huge range of courses to their students and provides a comfortable environment to their students.

Q. What is the ranking of Emory University?

• The Emory University ranked 35 according to the Forbes
• It ranked 156 in QS world ranking of best colleges.
• It ranked 71 according to the US News and World Report
• Emory University also ranked 63 according to the Washington Monthly
• Emory University ranked 21 among the national universities in the United States

Q. Who are the top Alumni of Emory University?

The Alumni of the Emory University includes Nobel prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, and Presidential Medal winners. Some of them are – 

• Alban Barkley – 35th Vice President of the United States
• Ernest Cadman Colwell – President of the University of Chicago
• Sonny Carter – NASA astronaut 
• Desmond Tutu – Nobel prize winner
• Jimmy Carter – 39th President of United States
• James T. Laney – Former President of Emory University
• Natasha Trethewey – Pulitzer Prize
• Dr Sanjay Gupta – CNN chief medical  correspondent
• Tenzin Gyatso – 14th Dalai Lama

Q. What is the main USP of Emory University?

Emory University is known for its liberal arts, professional school and it is one of the leading healthcare systems of the United States. It has the largest percentage of African American undergraduates. It is among the best universities in the nation and the world. It provides a huge range of courses to their students and provides a comfortable environment to their students.

Q. How is the campus of Emory University?

Emory University’s main campus was established in 1836 in Georgia. It is a 56-acre campus which is home to Oxford College of Emory University. The buildings were designed with Neo-classical architecture and Gothic Revival architecture. The campus was designated as part of the Oxford Historic District by the National Register of Historic Places of US in 1975.

Emory’s Atlanta campus was built by architect Henry Hornbostel which covers more than 600 acres. The campus is heavily forested. The Arbor Day Foundation named Emory a tree campus USA school in 2015. The campus has Emory University Hospital Museum which has the largest collection of ancient artifacts in the Southeastern US.

In 1991, Emory opened the first collegiate LGBT student center in the Southeastern United States which is tenth oldest in the nation. Dormitories of the campus include the undergraduate Residential Center, Clairmont Residential center, Town apartment.

Q. How are the libraries of Emory University?

Emory University is a member of the Association of Research Libraries. The library system of the Emory University has over 3.9 million print and electronic volumes and 83,000 plus electronic journals. The library system of Emory University includes following libraries – 

• Robert W. Woodruff Library
• Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
• Hugh F. Macmillan and Yudhishtir Modhwadia Law Library
• James S. Guy Chemistry Library
• Pitts Theology Library
• Goizueta Business Library
• Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library
• The Straut A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library

The subject specialist librarians provide research assistance to the university. The Princeton Review ranked the Robert W. Woodruff Library among top 10 Best College Libraries in the United States.