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83-471: David Mizejewski graduated from Emory University in 1997 with a degree in Human and Natural Ecology. Mizejewski is a graduate and board member of Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (EWCL), an exclusive, two-year leadership training, networking, and mentoring program. He was one of twenty young conservationists to be nominated and selected for the inaugural class of this competitive program in 2005. He joined

166-590: A dual master's degree in social work with the University of Georgia . Oxford College offers an associate degree (A.A.) in liberal arts . Students who complete Oxford College advance to Emory College of Arts and Sciences to complete their undergraduate education. Emory University School of Medicine offers the Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Physical Therapy , and Master of Medical Science degrees. The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing offers

249-542: A 10-institution national team developing improved therapeutics and vaccines for multiple strains of Ebola virus . In 2015, Emory received a three-year, $ 2.2 million grant from the CDC to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, including Ebola, in health-care facilities. In 2015, Emory and Georgia Tech were awarded an $ 8.3 million grant by the NIH to establish a National Exposure Assessment Laboratory. The laboratory will research

332-513: A John Lewis Chair in Civil Rights and Social Justice. The gift, given anonymously, funds a professorship which will enable Emory Law to conduct a national search for a scholar with an established academic profile of distinction and a demonstrated desire to promote the rule of law through the study of civil rights. The law school has committed to raise an additional $ 500,000 to fund the chair fully. In November 1979, Emory University experienced

415-430: A coeducational institution in 1953. Although it had previously admitted women under limited circumstances, the university had never before had a policy through which they could enroll in large numbers and as resident students. In 1959, sororities first appeared on campus. In 1962, in the midst of the civil rights movement, Emory embraced the initiative to end racial restrictions when it asked the courts to declare portions of

498-737: A collaboration between Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology, was ranked 1st in the nation in 2024 by U.S. News & World Report . In 2012, Emory University underwent an internal investigation led by Emory Provost Earl Lewis and Jones Day Law Firm, revealing deliberate falsification of information by members of Emory University's Office of Admission and Institutional Research. These individuals intentionally misreported data concerning entering students' standardized test scores and class rankings between 2000 and 2012 to standard reference sources and third parties who rank colleges and universities. The falsified data aimed to boost

581-981: A four-year, $ 1.8 million grant by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in order to expand the Atlanta Cystic Fibrosis Research and Development Program. As of 2015 , Emory jointly manages the second-largest cystic fibrosis population in the United States. In 2015, Emory and Georgia Tech received a $ 1.6 million grant from the Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program to accelerate nine promising technologies developed in research laboratories with commercialization potential. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education , or simply

664-502: A historical shift when Robert Winship Woodruff and George Waldo Woodruff donated $ 105 million worth of Coca-Cola stock to the institution. At that time, this was the largest single gift ever made to any institution of higher education in the United States. The latest additions to the Atlanta Campus include buildings for cancer research, biomedical research, scientific computation, mathematics and science, vaccine research, and

747-531: A new endowment. In the 1880s, the technology department was launched by Isaac Stiles Hopkins , a polymath professor at Emory College. Hopkins became the first president of the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1888. Emory University's first international student, Yun Chi-ho , graduated in 1893. Yun became an important political activist in Korea and is the author of " Aegukga ", the national anthem of

830-534: A period of 65 years; the Atlanta City Council voted to do so the prior December. Gregory L. Fenves , formerly the president of the University of Texas at Austin , became Emory University's 21st president in August 2020. The Israel–Hamas war sparked demonstrations around the U.S., including at Emory. On April 25, 2024, during a pro-Palestinian protest, immediately subsequent to each objecting to

913-492: Is a contributor to Gardening How-To magazine and a contributing editor at Birds and Blooms magazine. Mizejewski has written several articles for The Huffington Post . Mizejewski also contributed an essay to the 2006 book Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog . Mizejewski is the co-host of The Elfquest Show podcast. Mizejewski lives in Maplewood, New Jersey , with his husband Justin. Their wedding

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996-448: Is a five-year, multimillion-dollar cooperative program with the CDC and International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI). Emory University Center for Global Safe Water (CGSW), which conducts applied research, evaluation, and training to promote global health equity through universal access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene, works in collaboration with the CDC. Emory University Global Health Institute, funded by

1079-675: Is a regular guest on NBC's Today Show , Conan , and ABC's Good Morning America . In addition to his television appearances, Mizejewski has worked as a wildlife consultant on motion picture productions such as Where the Wild Things Are and Legend of the Guardians . Mizejewski is the author of Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife , which won the 2005 Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Award for Gardening/Architecture. He

1162-513: Is adjacent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is a long-time partner in global and national prevention and research initiatives. Emory University is the leading coordinator of the U.S. Health Department 's National Ebola Training and Education Center. The university is one of four institutions involved in the NIAID 's Tuberculosis Research Units Program. The International Association of National Public Health Institutes

1245-588: Is composed of nine undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools and enrolls nearly 16,000 students from the U.S. and over 100 foreign countries. Emory Healthcare is the largest healthcare system in the state of Georgia and comprises seven major hospitals, including Emory University Hospital and Emory University Hospital Midtown . The university operates the Winship Cancer Institute , Yerkes National Primate Research Center , and many disease and vaccine research centers. Emory University

1328-416: Is considered highly selective. The median SAT score of the class of 2023 was 1500 and median ACT score was 34. In 2022, Emory University received 33,517 applications and had a 9% regular decision admission rate and a 10.6% overall admission rate. The enrolling class was 55.4% female, 44.6% male and 10.4% of enrolling class identify as first-generation college students. Fifty-nine unique languages were spoken in

1411-593: Is headquartered at the university. Emory University has the 15th-largest endowment among U.S. colleges and universities. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is cited for high scientific performance and citation impact in the CWTS Leiden Ranking . Emory University was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1995. Emory faculty and alumni include one Vice President of

1494-440: Is ranked 24th among national universities in the United States and 72nd among global universities by U.S. News & World Report for 2023-2024 . Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked Emory 20th in the United States and 82nd among global universities for 2022–2023. In 2023, QS University Rankings listed Emory as 155th among global universities. The university was ranked 17th among colleges and universities in

1577-546: Is ranked 35th in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report ' s 2023-2024 rankings. Bloomberg Businessweek ranked Goizueta Business School 's BBA Program ninth in the nation in 2014. In 2023, Goizueta Business School's MBA program ranked 17th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and 16th in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek. Financial Times ranked the MBA program 36th worldwide in 2023. Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed

1660-608: Is taught, 2) to whom, and 3) in what setting?" wrote Alexander McCormick, a senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation and director of the classifications project. As of 2005, the Carnegie Foundation was developing one or more voluntary classification schemes that rely on data submitted by institutions. The first focuses on outreach and community engagement, and the second on "how institutions seek to analyze, understand, and improve undergraduate education." The Carnegie Foundation has no plans to issue printed editions of

1743-432: Is the associate degree . High transfer Mixed transfer/career and technical Special Focus Institutions were classified "based on the concentration of degrees in a single field or set of related fields, at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Institutions were determined to have a special focus with concentrations of at least 80 percent of undergraduate and graduate degrees. In some cases this percentage criterion

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1826-830: The Bachelor of Business Administration , Master of Business Administration , Executive Master of Business Administration, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration. The Rollins School of Public Health offers the Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Emory University is a member of the Association of Research Libraries . The Emory University library system includes over 3.9 million print and electronic volumes and 83,000-plus electronic journals. Emory University libraries include

1909-596: The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Masters of Science in Nursing , and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Candler School of Theology is grounded in the Christian faith and shaped by the Wesleyan tradition of evangelical piety, ecumenical openness, and social concern. Its mission as a university-based school of theology is to educate—through scholarship, teaching, and service—faithful and creative leaders for

1992-687: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , partners with the CDC to enhance public health infrastructure in low-resource countries. Emory University Hospital Isolation Unit and Quarantine Station was established by the CDC following the 2003 SARS outbreak . The isolation and treatment facilities at Emory University played a crucial role in ending the 2014 ebola virus cases in the United States . CDC scientists and administrators hold memberships and frequently speak at Emory University's Vaccine Dinner Club (VDC), an association that holds monthly academic meetings to discuss and advance vaccine research . In 2015, Emory

2075-467: The Candler , Woodruff , and Goizueta families, Emory University is colloquially referred to as "Coca-Cola University". Emory University School of Law was established in 1916. From the 1920s through the 1970s, Emory University established its reputation as a regional institution that offered a solid education in medicine, law, theology, business, and the liberal arts. In 1917, the United States joined

2158-877: The Carnegie Classification , is a framework for classifying colleges and universities in the United States. It was created in 1970 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching . It is managed by the American Council on Education . The framework primarily serves educational and research purposes, where it is often important to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions. The classification generally focuses on types of degrees awarded and related level of activity such as research. The classification includes all accredited , degree -granting colleges and universities in

2241-742: The College Board . The number of institutions in each category is indicated in parentheses. Doctorate-granting universities are institutions that awarded at least 20 research/scholarly doctorates in the update year (the most recent being a minor update in 2021). Professional doctorates (D.D.S., J.D., M.D., Pharm.D., etc.) are not included in this count but were added as a separate criterion in 2018–19. The framework further classifies these universities by their level of research activity as measured by research expenditures, number of research doctorates awarded, number of research-focused faculty, and other factors. A detailed list of schools can be found in

2324-726: The First World War , and Emory University responded by organizing a medical unit composed of faculty and alumni of the medical school. The unit, which became known as Emory Unit, Base Hospital 43, served in Loir-et-Cher , France, from July 1918 to January 1919. During the Second World War , the Emory Unit was mobilized once again and served in the North African campaign and Europe. Emory's contributions to

2407-684: The Indiana University School of Education in Bloomington, Indiana . The voluntary Classification on Community Engagement is managed by the Public Purpose Institute at Albion College . In March 2022, the universal and elective Carnegie classifications moved to the nonprofit American Council on Education in Washington, D.C. Information used in these classifications comes primarily from IPEDS and

2490-693: The National Institutes of Health (NIH). In 1947, the university donated 15 acres (6 hectares) of land to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the construction of the CDC headquarters. Emory University Prevention Research Center (EPRC) and Emory Center for Injury Control are funded by the CDC. Emory University's African Center of Excellence for Public Health Security, which seeks to improve preparedness and response to health threats in low-income countries,

2573-598: The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing 1st in the nation for MSN programs and 3rd for BSN programs for its 2023–2024 rankings. QS University Rankings listed the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing as the 25th top nursing school globally in 2023. The Rollins School of Public Health ranked 3rd in the nation in 2024 by U.S. News & World Report. The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering ,

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2656-772: The Republic of Korea . On August 16, 1906, the Wesley Memorial Hospital and Training School for Nurses, later renamed the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing , was established. In 1914, the Candler School of Theology was established. In 1915, Emory College relocated to Druid Hills and was rechartered as Emory University after accepting a land grant from Asa Griggs Candler , founder of The Coca-Cola Company and brother of commissioned chair Warren Akin Candler Based on large donations from

2739-611: The Robert W. Woodruff Library , Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Hugh F. MacMillan and Yuddhishtir Modhwadia Law Library, James S. Guy Chemistry Library, Pitts Theology Library, Goizueta Business Library, Marian K. Heilbrun Music & Media Library, and the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (The Rose Library). The Rose Library contains rare materials relating to literature, African American history and culture, and Southern and Georgia history. Notable pieces of

2822-479: The list of research universities in the United States . Master's colleges and universities are institutions that "awarded at least 50 master's degrees in 2013–14, but fewer than 20 doctorates." Baccalaureate colleges are institutions where " bachelor's degrees accounted for at least 10 percent of all undergraduate degrees and they awarded fewer than 50 master's degrees (2013–14-degree conferrals)." Associate's colleges are institutions whose highest degree

2905-483: The military dictatorship in South Korea (1961–1987) . On March 30, 1983, Laney's friend Kim Dae-jung , while in political exile in the United States, presented a speech on human rights and democracy at Emory University and accepted an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Kim would go on to play a major role in ending authoritarianism in South Korea , served as the eighth President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003, and

2988-549: The 2015 Classification update retains the same structure of six parallel classifications, initially adopted in 2005. The 2005 report substantially reworked the classification system, based on data from the 2002–2003 and 2003–2004 school years. In 2015, the Carnegie Foundation transferred responsibility for the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to the Center for Postsecondary Research of

3071-605: The Center for Control of Chronic Conditions in New Delhi , India. The center aims to improve the prevention and care of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, mental health, and injuries in India. The International Association of National Public Health Institutes is based at the university. The association was chartered in 2006 with a $ 20 million, five-year grant through Emory University from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2015,

3154-527: The Confederate side. In late 1863 the war came to Georgia and the college was used as hospital and later a headquarters for the Union Army . The university produced many officers who served in the war, including General George Thomas Anderson (1846C) who fought in nearly every major battle in the eastern theater . Thirty-five Emory students lost their lives and much of the campus was destroyed during

3237-582: The Emory Global Health Institute and CDC were made lead partners for the newly created, $ 75 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network (CHAMPS). Emory University research is heavily funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services's National Institutes of Health . The federal agency awarded the university nearly $ 600 million in

3320-553: The Georgia statutes unconstitutional. Previously, Georgia law denied tax-exempt status to private universities with racially integrated student bodies. The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled in Emory's favor and Emory officially became racially integrated. Marvin S. Arrington Sr. was Emory University's first, full-time African American student and graduated from Emory University School of Law in 1967. In 1971, Emory established one of

3403-545: The NIH and by the Georgia Research Alliance . The centers include one of the largest groups of academic vaccine scientists in the world and are currently attempting to develop an effective HIV vaccine . Emory University researchers Dennis C. Liotta , Raymond F. Schinazi, and Woo-Baeg Choi discovered Emtricitabine , a nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) used in the treatment of HIV . The drug

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3486-566: The NIH to develop and validate mathematical models of how prior immunity affects recall immune responses to influenza viruses. The researchers will create and disseminate powerful, user-friendly modeling tools for use by the wider research community in developing more effective vaccines. In 2015, the university received a $ 3.6 million grant over five years from the NIH to examine the effects of maternal stress on brain function, development, and behavior in African-American infants, including

3569-754: The National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC). The university collaborated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center , the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation , the CDC and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response on the program, which received $ 12 million. The university also received a $ 10.8 million grant over three years from the U.S. Department of Defense 's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) to lead

3652-561: The National Institutes of Health to research human immune responses to Varicella zoster virus and pneumococcal vaccination. The university also received a $ 9 million grant over five years from the NIH to support one of three national Centers for Collaborative Research in Fragile X syndrome . The grant is a renewal of Emory's National Fragile X Research Center, continuously funded by the NIH for more than 10 years. In 2015,

3735-458: The School of Medicine at #32 in the world for Clinical/Pre-clinical and Health in its 2019 rankings list. The Emory University School of Medicine is ranked 23rd in the nation from U.S. News & World Report ' s 2023–2024 rankings and also ranked 14th for Radiology, 16th for Surgery, #14 for Obstetrics and Gynecology, and 15th for Internal Medicine. U.S. News & World Report ranked

3818-733: The United States , two Prime Ministers , nine university presidents, eleven members of the United States Congress , two Nobel Peace Prize laureates, a United States Speaker of the House , and a United States Supreme Court Justice . Other notable alumni include 21 Rhodes Scholars and six Pulitzer Prize winners, as well as Emmy Award winners, Grammy Award winners, MacArthur Fellows , CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, heads of state and other leaders in foreign government. Emory has more than 165,000 alumni, with 75 alumni clubs established worldwide in 20 countries. Emory College

3901-406: The United States in a The Wall Street Journal survey. Emory was named as one of the "25 New Ivies" in 2006 by Newsweek . Emory has also been referred to as a " Hidden Ivy ". In 2024, Forbes included Emory in its list of 20 new ivies. The Princeton Review named Emory University School of Law as one of the best 169 law schools in the U.S. in 2014. The Emory University School of Law

3984-593: The United States that are represented in the National Center for Education Statistics ' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The Carnegie Classification was created by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in 1970. The classification was first published in 1973 with updates in 1976, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2018 and 2021. To ensure continuity of the classification framework and to allow comparison across years,

4067-536: The abuses of the war criminal Mutsuhiro Watanabe . Kiyoshi Tanimoto , who graduated from the Candler School of Theology in 1940 and is portrayed in John Hersey's Hiroshima , was able to organize the Hiroshima Maidens reconstructive surgery program based on the associations he made while studying in the United States. Tatsumasa Shirakawa, a Japanese student at the Candler School of Theology ,

4150-572: The biochemical connection between the brain and the microbiome. In 2015, the university received a $ 3.5 million grant over five years from the NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) for an Informatics Technology for Cancer Research award. Winship Cancer Institute and Emory School of Medicine researchers will develop software tools to help the cancer research community gain new insights from cancer imaging "big data" and develop new open-source cancer research applications. In 2015,

4233-639: The board in 2008. Mizejewski has also sat on advisory groups for the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, Biodiversity Council, Alliance for Workplace Excellence, OurEarth.org, and Mother Earth News magazine." Mizejewski is the host of the Nat Geo WILD series Pet Talk , in which he helps people connect people to wildlife by helping them understand their pets and their wild ancestors. He also hosted and produced Animal Planet 's Backyard Habitat ,

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4316-581: The church's ministries throughout the world. Emory University School of Law offers the Juris Doctor , Juris Master , Master of Laws , and Doctor of Juridical Science . It was founded in 1916 and was the first law school in Georgia to be granted membership in the American Association of Law Schools . The Laney Graduate School offers the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Arts degrees. The Goizueta Business School offers

4399-465: The collection include a rare first edition of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe , as well as papers of Flannery O'Connor , Alice Walker , Langston Hughes , Salman Rushdie , W. B. Yeats , Medbh McGuckian , Seamus Heaney , and Ted Hughes . In 2012, The Princeton Review ranked Emory University among the "10 Colleges with the Best Libraries" in the United States. Emory University

4482-618: The deck during the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender . Bobby Jones , the golfer, served during the Battle of Normandy . Alfred A. Weinstein, a professor of surgery at Emory University School of Medicine , was a prisoner of war of the Empire of Japan between 1942 and 1945. His memoir, Barbed Wire Surgeon , is considered one of the finest accounts concerning allied prisoners under Japanese captivity and highlights

4565-421: The doctorate are classified as having Postbaccalaureate graduate programs. These programs are classified by the fields in which the degrees are awarded. Institutions that offer doctoral degrees, including medical and veterinary degrees, are classified by the field in which they award degrees. The Enrollment Profile of institutions are classified according to (a) the level of the highest degree awarded and (b)

4648-444: The employment of independent data advisers to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the university's data management processes. Emory University is classified among " R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity ". In 2021, Emory received $ 894.7 million from external funding agencies. Emory University leads the nation in the number of students with Kirschstein- National Research Service Award pre-doctoral fellowships from

4731-524: The enrolling first year class and 40 countries were represented. The university is need-blind for domestic applicants. Emory College of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and the Bachelor of Science (B.S) undergraduate academic degrees. The university operates the Confucius Institute in Atlanta in partnership with Nanjing University . The Emory-Tibet Partnership

4814-494: The fiscal year of 2021. In 2015, Emory University was one of four institutions selected by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for its seven-year, multimillion-dollar Tuberculosis Research Units (TBRU) program, which aims to drive innovation in tuberculosis research and reduce the global burden of the disease. In 2015, an Emory-led research consortium received a five-year, $ 15 million grant from

4897-457: The impact of environmental chemicals on children's health. In 2015, the two universities received a five-year, $ 2.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create new bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs and concentrations in healthcare robotics , which will be the first program of its kind in the Southeastern United States. In 2015, Emory University, Georgia Tech, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta were awarded

4980-505: The nation's first African-American studies programs and the first of its kind in the Southeastern United States. Emory's diversity and academic reputation continued to flourish under the leadership of the university's fifth president, James T. Laney . In addition to leading universities in the Southeastern United States in the promotion of racial equality , Laney and many of the school's faculty and administrators were outspoken advocates of global human rights and thus were openly opposed to

5063-496: The number of full-time students to one-third the number of part-time students. Two-year colleges are classified using a different scale than four-year and higher institutions. Setting is based on the percentage of full-time undergraduates who live in institutionally-managed housing. Two-year institutions are not classified by setting. The 2005 classification scheme introduced a "set of multiple, parallel classifications" that are "organized around three central questions: 1) What

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5146-480: The percentage of students who transfer to the institution, and only applies to four-year or higher institutions. Size and Setting classifies institutions according to (a) size of their student body and (b) percentage of student who reside on campus. This does not apply to exclusively graduate and professional institutions and special-focus institutions. The size of institutions is based on their full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment. FTEs are calculated by adding

5229-432: The performing arts. Prior to 2018, the campus was in an unincorporated area , statistically counted in the Druid Hills census-designated place . In 2016 the university stated that it intended to petition to be annexed into the City of Atlanta; in 2017 the university leadership formally submitted its petition. The City of Atlanta annexed Emory's campus effective January 1, 2018, a part of its largest annexation within

5312-433: The police presence, police detained both philosophy chair Noëlle McAfee and arrested economics professor Caroline Fohlin , who was later charged with battery, following her battering by police. The College of Arts and Science adopted a motion the following day for a college faculty no-confidence vote for Greg Fenves, president of the university, with an electronic vote organized for the following week. Emory University

5395-520: The proportion of undergraduate and graduate programs (defined by their 4-digit CIP) that coexist. The Graduate Instructional Program classification indicates (a) if the institution awards just master's degrees or master's degrees and doctoral degrees, and (b) in what general categories they predominantly award graduate degrees. Institutions that do not award graduate degrees are not classified by this scheme. Institutions that offer graduate and professional programs (such as law schools) but do not award

5478-436: The range of cultural achievement, to Civil Rights Movement activist Rosa Parks . The award is one of the highest honors presented by Emory. In 2014, at Emory's 169th Commencement, John Lewis , the only living " Big Six " leader of the civil rights movement, delivered the keynote address and received an honorary doctor of laws degree. In 2015, Emory University School of Law received a $ 1.5 million donation to help establish

5561-439: The ratio of Arts and sciences and professional fields (as defined in the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)) and (b) the coexistence of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels (again using the CIP). The framework categorizes institutions based on the proportion of undergraduate majors in arts and sciences or professional fields, based on their two-digit CIP. The framework categorizes institutions based on

5644-441: The ratio of part-time to full-time students (degree seeking students in four-year institutions). Selectivity is classified according to the SAT and ACT scores of first-time first-year students. This classification only applies to four-year or higher institutions. As of the 2010 edition the criteria were as follows ( http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/methodology/ugrad_profile.php ) Transfer origin characterizes

5727-405: The ratio of undergraduate to graduate students. The framework classifies institutions' Undergraduate Profile according to (a) the proportion of part-time undergraduate students to full-time students, (b) the institutions selectivity in admitting undergraduate students, and (c) the percentage of students who transfer into the university. The framework classifies Enrollment Status according to

5810-533: The university received a $ 3.4 million grant from the NIH International Collaborations in Infectious Disease Research Program to support a partnership between the Emory Vaccine Center and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) in New Delhi , India to study dengue virus infection in India. The Emory University Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and the Emory Vaccine Center are world leaders in AIDS Vaccine Development and HIV Pathogenesis studies are funded by nine different institutes of

5893-407: The university received an $ 8.9 million grant over five years from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to better understand the role of reactive oxygen species and inflammation in blood vessel function and to explore new interventions and preventive approaches for atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysms . In 2015, the university received an $ 8 million grant over five years from

5976-485: The university's rankings. For example, while the office reported an 89% graduation rate within the top 10% of the class, the actual figure stood at only 75%. Consequently, following the investigation, the individuals responsible either resigned or were terminated, and the university issued a public apology to address the misconduct. To prevent future inaccuracies in data collection and reporting, Emory University took corrective actions in 2012 and 2013. These measures included

6059-535: The war effort were recognized by christening a ship, M.S. Emory Victory, which served during World War II and the Korean War. In the 1940s, Emory University students, alumni, and faculty served in the Asia-Pacific War and European theater of World War II . Lieutenant Commander James L. Starnes, a graduate of Emory Law, was the navigator of the battleship USS  Missouri and served as officer of

6142-580: The war, university enrollment boasted two military students for every one civilian. Emory University alumni would go on to serve in the Korean War , Second Indochina War (Vietnam War), Persian Gulf War , Yugoslav Wars , and the Global War on Terrorism . The women's movement and civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s in the United States profoundly shaped the future of Emory University. Formerly an all-male school, Emory officially became

6225-538: The war. Emory College, as with the entire Southeastern United States , struggled to overcome financial devastation during the Reconstruction Era . In 1880, Atticus Greene Haygood , Emory College President, delivered a speech expressing gratitude for the end of slavery in the United States , which captured the attention of George I. Seney, a New York banker. Seney gave Emory College $ 5,000 to repay its debts, $ 50,000 for construction, and $ 75,000 to establish

6308-621: Was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 for his successful implementation of the Sunshine Policy . Laney would later serve as United States Ambassador to South Korea and Emory graduate school, founded in 1919, was named in his honor in 2009. In 2005, the university presented the President Medal, a rare award conferred only on individuals whose impact on the world has enhanced the dominion of peace or has enlarged

6391-399: Was established in 1998. Emory University offers highly selective honors programs for high-performing undergraduates in most areas of concentration. More than 25% of undergraduates participate in an honors program each year. Emory University offers a five-year dual degree program in engineering , in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology . Emory University also offers

6474-783: Was founded in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia , by the Methodist Episcopal Church . The college was named in honor of the departed Methodist bishop John Emory . Ignatius Alphonso Few was the college's first president. In 1854, the Atlanta Medical College, a forerunner of Emory University School of Medicine , was founded. On April 12, 1861, the American Civil War began. Emory College was closed in November 1861 and all of its students enlisted on

6557-620: Was held in a rustic barn in Poolesville, Maryland on 7 November 2015. Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta , Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1836 as Emory College by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory . Its main campus is in the Druid Hills neighborhood, three miles (five kilometers) from downtown Atlanta . Emory

6640-647: Was made a member of the CDC's Prevention Epicenters Program, a research program in which CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) collaborates with academic investigators to conduct innovative infection control and prevention research. In 2015, Emory University, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine , the Public Health Foundation of India , and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences established

6723-493: Was named as one of the world's most important antiviral drugs by the World Health Organization and is included in their Model List of Essential Medicines . Emory University was one of three institutions that successfully treated medical evacuees during the 2014 ebola outbreak . In 2015, the United States Department of Health and Human Services named Emory University the lead coordinating center for

6806-591: Was placed under arrest temporarily until Dean Henry Burton Trimble negotiated his release. Emory helped the nation prepare for war by participating in the V-12 Navy College Training Program and Army Specialized Training Program , programs designed to supplement the force of commissioned officers in the United States Navy and United States Army . The Candler School of Theology trained men for military chaplaincy . During

6889-514: Was relaxed if an institution identified a special focus on the College Board 's Annual Survey of Colleges, or if an institution's only accreditation was from a body related to the special focus categories". Two-year Four-year Tribal Colleges are institutions that belong to the American Indian Higher Education Consortium . The Undergraduate Instructional Program classification combines (a)

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