Research

Emory has continued its rapid growth in research funding in 2024, with a total of over one billion in sponsored research funding for the second consecutive year.

Emory is a member of the Association of American Universities, an association of 64 leading research universities whose members are considered to be on the leading edge of innovation, scholarship and solutions that contribute to society's economy, security and well-being.

In 2024, Emory University School of Medicine was ranked in Tier 1 for research-oriented medical schools, a group that includes the top schools in the nation. U.S. News introduced group rankings for medical schools this year instead of assigning specific numbers for each institution. The publication ranked Emory 15th for most diverse medical schools.

Emory University continues to be ranked among the nation’s top universities, coming in 24th in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Colleges report.

Emory's faculty includes:

41 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
30 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
26 members of the National Academy of Medicine
4 members of the National Academy of Sciences
2 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professors

The Rollins School of Public Health was ranked 3rd in the nation by U.S. News and World Report (2024).

According to National Research Council rankings of U.S. graduate programs, 6 or our 9 programs rank in the top 15% of their peers.

Molecular & Systems Pharmacology ranks 9th, Immunology & Molecular Pathogenesis and Microbiology & Molecular Pathogenesis both rank 10th, Population Biology, Ecology & Evolution ranks 11th, Genetics & Molecular Biology ranks 14th, and Biochemistry, Cell & Developmental Biology ranks 22nd.

Emory University continues to be one of the largest recipients of research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as reported by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR). In 2023, Emory received more than $485 million and is amongst the top 20 in the nation overall for institutional funding from the NIH.

Emory University was selected as one of America's 25 New Elite 'Ivies' by Newsweek.

Emory's School of Medicine ranked 17th in NIH funding for medical schools and, on the department level, has several in the top 20 and five in the top 10. In addition, Winship Cancer Institute scientists contribute significantly to the NIH research funding totals, and the National Primate Research Center has one of the largest research funding bases of the nation’s seven NIH-supported national primate research centers.

Seven research areas in the Graduate Division were ranked in the Top Ten for Faculty Scholarly Productivity by the Chronicle of Higher Education. These research areas include ecology, evolutionary biology, immunology, microbiology, molecular pharmacology, nutrition sciences and pharmacology.