Emory University Scholar Programs

The Scholar Programs encompass two parallel tracks — Emory College Woodruff Scholars and Oxford College Woodruff Scholars — each offering merit scholarships alongside distinct enrichment opportunities. At Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Woodruff Scholars offers merit scholarships, early course registration, exclusive programming, and a close-knit Scholars community, while Oxford College Woodruff Scholars offers merit scholarships, early faculty mentorship, a tight-knit community, and a smooth transition to the Atlanta campus for junior year. A student may be selected as a finalist for one college's program while gaining admission to the other.

Partial to full merit-based tuition scholarships, renewable for up to eight regular academic-year semesters (i.e., all four undergraduate years), provided students maintain high personal and academic standards and meet their program's semester/annual requirements

Early course registration and exclusive Scholar programming (Emory College track)

Early faculty mentorship and a smooth transition pathway to the Atlanta campus for junior year (Oxford College track)

A close-knit Scholars community and access to signature events

Scholar selection is separate from financial aid, so eligible students can also receive need-based grants/loans for remaining need beyond the merit award

All students, regardless of citizenship, can be considered for the scholar programs

Applicant for a Bachelor's degree program at Emory University (Emory College or Oxford College)

Must select one of the three admission decision plans (Early Decision I, Early Decision II, or Regular Decision)

Applicants do not need to be nominated by a high school counselor to be considered

No stated minimum GPA/test scores are published; selection is holistic and highly competitive (roughly 175–200 finalists chosen from about 10,000 applicants annually)