Emory University will increase its undergraduate tuition from $63,400 to $67,080, a 5.8% increase, for the 2025-26 academic year. The total cost of undergraduate tuition, fees, room and board will rise from $83,708 to $88,536, according to a March 18 press release.
The Board of Trustees approved the tuition increase based on University President Gregory Fenves’ recommendations.
Emory will continue to meet 100% of demonstrated financial aid for all domestic students. Currently, the University awards $211 million to undergraduate students through internal grants and scholarships. Emory expanded the Emory Advantage program by replacing need-based loans with institutional grants in 2022 to help students graduate with little or no debt.
This year’s increase matches last year’s 5.8% hike for the 2024-25 academic year, a larger jump than previous years. Tuition increased by 4.9% in the 2023-24 academic year, 4.5% in the 2022-23 academic year and 3% in the 2021-22 academic year.
Since 2020, tuition costs have jumped from $53,070 to $67,080, a 26.4% increase. Additionally, Emory’s total cost, which includes tuition, fees, room and board has jumped from $69,440 to $88,536, a 27.5% increase.
Peer institutions have seen their cost of attendance increase at higher rates this year compared to Emory. Duke University (N.C.) announced a 5.93% increase for the 2025-26 academic year in late February, following a 4.35% increase the year before.
Emory’s total cost of undergraduate tuition is similar to that of some peer institutions. Carnegie Mellon University’s (Pa.) undergraduate tuition, including rates for a standard double room and a first-year meal plan, is $85,914 for the 2025-26 academic year. The total cost of undergraduate tuition, fees, room and board at Dartmouth College (N.H.) has increased to $91,935 for the upcoming academic year. Similarly, the University of Southern California has increased the total cost for undergraduate students to $99,139 for the 2025-26 academic year.
Lauren Yee (she/her) (24Ox, 27C) is a news editor at The Emory Wheel. She is from Hong Kong, majoring in religion and minoring in German. Outside of the Wheel, Yee is the president of the Hong Kong Student Association. In her free time, you can find her playing the saxophone, watching musicals, listening to Taylor Swift or enjoying an iced oat milk chai!
