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Philosophy & religion at Emory

Emory graduates about 64 philosophy & religion majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 10th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#10 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year643% of the class
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

Around Emory

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Hanging of the GreensPhoto: CandlerStudent92 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Exterior view of Cannon Chapel at Emory University from the N. Kilgo Circle plaz
Exterior view of Cannon Chapel at Emory University from the N. Kilgo Circle plazPhoto: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Spessard Holland, student and football player at Emory University- Atlanta, GeorPhoto: Florida Memory · Public domain · source
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Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William R. Cannon Chapel, Candler Library, Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church, Glenn Church School Building, Candler School of Theology, Pitts Theology Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 95 · Dorm 10 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Yale University 96
  2. Columbia University 95
  3. University of Chicago 95
  4. Brown University 95
  5. Northwestern University 94
  6. Wake Forest University 94
  7. Vanderbilt University 94
  8. Duke University 94

Other strong majors at Emory

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Emory with every school we score in philosophy & religion. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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