Is Emory test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1510 and hold it if it's under.

What is Emory's acceptance rate?

11% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 3,562 of 33,450 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 63%, from 20,492 in 2015 to 33,450 in 2024, and Emory's admit rate went from 24% to 11%.

What ACT score do you need for Emory?

20% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 32–35, with a median of 34. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1480–1540 works out to about 33–35.

Why might Emory's SAT range look high?

Only 43% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

How many students get off the waitlist at Emory?

109 of the 3,355 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 3.2%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Emory? (Middle 50%: 1480–1540)

First-year students at Emory who sent an SAT scored 1480–1540, with a median of 1510 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Emory admits 11% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Emory

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1480–1540, median 1510

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Emory by the numbers

Admit rate: 11%
Middle 50% SAT: 1480–1540
Median SAT: 1510
About on the ACT: 33–35
Sent an SAT: 43%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Emory admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Emory admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 63%, from 20,492 in 2015 to 33,450 in 2024, and Emory's admit rate went from 24% to 11%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	33,450	3,562	11%
2023	31,929	3,543	11%
2022	33,179	3,767	11%
2021	33,435	4,364	13%
2020	28,211	5,407	19%
2019	30,017	4,682	16%
2018	27,559	5,104	19%
2017	23,747	5,234	22%
2016	19,924	5,039	25%
2015	20,492	4,851	24%

In fall 2024, 1,438 of the 3,562 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Emory

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1430Far reachHold
1430–1500ReachHold
1510 and upReachSend

1300135014001450150015501600

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Emory SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	750	780	790
SAT Reading and Writing	720	740	760
SAT total	1480	1510	1540
ACT composite	32	34	35

Of enrolled first-year students, 43% sent an SAT and 20% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 80%; of new students who reported a rank

Emory waitlist

Waitlist

6,098 applicants were offered a spot, 3,355 took it, and 109 were admitted from it.

3.2%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Emory cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $22,585; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 91%
Median earnings: $80,137; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 7,935

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Sources

Emory Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Emory admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Emory website
Emory University

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1480–1540, and the median was 1510. At 1510 or higher you're above half of them. Emory admits 11% of applicants, so a top score keeps you in the running but doesn't decide it.

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