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Emory & Henry College is a private regional university located in Emory, Virginia. Emory & Henry College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Emory & Henry College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $42,500 10 years after enrolling, 31st in Virginia, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Emory & Henry College bachelor students earn 18% less than the national average. Emory & Henry College is ranked 21st in Virginia.
Emory & Henry College’s median net annual cost of $17,245 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 5 programs at Emory & Henry College sorted by number of graduates - Health & Fitness, Business Administration, Sociology, Comms & Media Studies, Psychology - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$17,245
Average years to graduate
4.2
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Emory & Henry College - Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 58% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Emory & Henry College is 5% lower than the state average, and 0% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Emory & Henry College, Pell Grant recipients represent 46% of the measured graduating class, 11% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Emory & Henry College graduates within 4.3 years.
Emory & Henry College is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Emory & Henry College’s economic mobility score of 14.73 is calculated by adjusting the 5.24 economic score of lower-income students by the 46% pell grant recipients within the student body. Emory & Henry College’s EMS of 14.73 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Emory & Henry College pays $17,245 a year, $35,005 less than the $52,250 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $17,245
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Emory & Henry College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $17,245 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 80% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,038. This is 26% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$7,675
Pell grants
$5,034
State grants
$3,400
Institutional grants
$26,893
Emory & Henry College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 87% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,260 applicants, of which 1,971 were admitted and 390 enrolled. Emory & Henry College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
49%
59%
First time
82%
59%
In-state
63%
68%
1st generation
27%
35%
White
78%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%