Emory earned 110 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 17 in the top 1%, 54 in the top 5%, 26 in the top 10% and 13 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 731 in Tennis, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 110 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 17 / 54
Highest placement: #1 of 731, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 18
Placements this edition: 318
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Emory University Earned?
Emory University holds 110 ranking badges across 18 fields of study, 71 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. These badges come from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. See our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
17
Top 5%
54
Top 10%
26
Top 15%
13
Total
110
What Is Emory University Known For?
Emory University is best known for Biological & Biomedical Sciences: 10 of its 84 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Allied Health Services, Health & Physical Education and Management Sciences & Methods. Its highest traditional-student placement is #1 of 126 in Ethnic Diversity (Georgia).
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Emory University earned 24 badges across 15 sports, 24 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 731 in Tennis.
How Does Emory University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Emory University earned 2 badges across 2 online programs; its highest placement is #3 of 30 in Most Popular Online for Ecology & Systematics Biology.
Emory University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,011 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Emory University appears in 318 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team