Emory University is a private nonprofit research university in Atlanta, Georgia, with institutional roots dating to 1836. Chartered in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia, and named for Methodist bishop John Emory, the university later expanded to Atlanta and developed into a private research institution with major strengths in the liberal arts, health sciences, public health, business, law, nursing, and the humanities. Academically, the university is shaped by arts and sciences, business, nursing, public health, theology, law, medicine, graduate research, and the distinctive two-campus undergraduate pathway linking Emory College and Oxford College. Undergraduate students encounter liberal-arts study through Emory College or the first two years at Oxford College, followed by majors, research, internships, service, laboratories, and professional pathways. Graduate and professional education extends into master’s, doctoral, and professional education through Laney Graduate School and schools of business, law, medicine, nursing, public health, and theology. Teaching commonly combines seminars, lectures, laboratories, clinical education, research, fieldwork, case analysis, community engagement, and interdisciplinary study, allowing students to move from foundational coursework into increasingly specialized academic, professional, creative, or research work. Research at Emory is particularly visible in infectious disease, vaccines, cancer, neuroscience, public health, epidemiology, nursing, business, law, religion, ethics, history, and the humanities. The institution supports this activity through Emory Healthcare, Winship Cancer Institute, Rollins School research centers, major libraries, biomedical laboratories, the Atlanta campus, and partnerships with nearby public-health institutions. Emory University undergraduates in areas such as African American Studies and Anthropology can pursue faculty-guided research, projects, fieldwork, studios, clinical experiences, or other experiential formats supported by their programs, while graduate students work within deeper disciplinary or interdisciplinary research settings. Student life includes residential communities, student organizations, arts, athletics, public service, research, cultural programs, religious life, and extensive Atlanta internships. The setting matters because Atlanta provides direct access to major health systems, public-health agencies, biotechnology, finance, consulting, media, nonprofits, government, and a rapidly growing corporate economy. At Emory University, advising and student life in Atlanta complement academics through organizations, cultural programs, athletics, public service, entrepreneurship, and career preparation tied to the campus community. Admissions and affordability are institution-specific. Emory meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for eligible domestic undergraduates and, beginning in fall 2026, Emory Advantage Plus provides tuition-free attendance for qualifying families earning $200,000 or less. Tuition can vary by residency, school, degree level, or enrollment status when the university publishes separate structures at Emory University, where representative academic pathways at the university include African American Studies and Anthropology. For Emory University graduate students, funding varies by program; areas such as Business Administration and Business Analytics may use assistantships, fellowships, scholarships, research support, or external awards under their published rules. Overall, Emory University combines a liberal-arts undergraduate core, one of the nation’s largest academic health environments, public-health strength, and close integration with Atlanta. Emory University's academic structure supports choices ranging from African American Studies to Anthropology, while individual schools retain their own requirements and student communities. Oxford College gives students a small-campus first- and second-year experience before continuing on the Atlanta campus for completion of an Emory bachelor’s degree.