Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by the Methodist Episcopal Church and was named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory.
Emory University has nine academic divisions: Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Oxford College, Goizueta Business School, Laney Graduate School, School of Law, School of Medicine, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Rollins School of Public Health, and the Candler School of Theology.
Address 201 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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| Motto | Cor prudentis possidebit scientiam (Latin) |
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Motto in English | The wise heart seeks knowledge |
| Established | 1836 |
| Type | Private |
| Affiliation | United Methodist Church |
| Endowment | $6.7 billion |
| President | James W. Wagner |
Academic staff | 13,225 |
| Students | 14,513 |
| Undergraduates | 7,656 |
| Postgraduates | 6,677 |
| Location | Druid Hills, Georgia, U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban 631 acres (2.6 km²) |
| Newspaper | The Emory Wheel |
| Colors | Blue |
| Athletics | |
| Nickname | Eagles |
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| Website | www |
