Emory vs UMich

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with DDs friends that, Emory is more prestigious. But not by much, mainly because Umich is easier to get into. And will get even easier after ED. They also take a ton of students off the waitlist.

Michigan engineering is not an easy admit. The acceptance rate is 13%. It’s likely even lower for OOS.

https://www.engin.umich.edu/about/facts-figures/

Emory’s acceptance rate is 10%.

https://apply.emory.edu/discover/facts-stats/first-year.html

The average ACT for UM engineering is 34. Emory is 33-35.

They are very similar. With Michigan having the 5th best undergraduate engineering program in the country.

No, it's not. As posted on the other Emory Thread.


"Amid turbulence in higher education surrounding cuts to the U.S. Department of Education’s funding, Emory University admitted 4327 students to the Class of 2029 through Regular Decision on March 26. This year, the overall acceptance rate across all admission rounds was 14.95%, a slight increase from last year’s ​​14.5% rate. 37,855 students applied to Emory this year, almost 3,000 more applicants than last year."

"Of the 5,658 students Emory accepted across all admissions rounds, 3,621 were admitted to ECAS and 3,142 were admitted to Oxford. The University admitted 1,105 students to both ECAS and Oxford."

https://www.emorywheel.com/article/2025/03/em...te-for-class-of-2029

[Anonymous]

We are down to the same argument that is across several threads when comparing a top public and private. None of us have the numbers, but based on size Michigan probably had more top performers than Emory and Emory has fewer kids at the lower end because they don't have to educate in-state students and (likely) aren't nearly as flexible with grades and test scores for athletes and other large university priorities. I honestly can't imagine that a significant number of students compare these schools unless they are literally going down the rankings. And I know that wouldn't happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:damn these emory trolls are pathetic. No one on earth thinks emory is significantly more prestigious than Umich

It one of the trolls but this is just not true. UM is a good school. It is not even a top 5 public though.

It's regularly #3, behind UCB and UCLA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:damn these emory trolls are pathetic. No one on earth thinks emory is significantly more prestigious than Umich

It one of the trolls but this is just not true. UM is a good school. It is not even a top 5 public though.

It's regularly #3, behind UCB and UCLA.

Savy students often don't look at rankings. I think Georgia Tech, UIUC, UCSD, and even UW Seattle are far better than UM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with DDs friends that, Emory is more prestigious. But not by much, mainly because Umich is easier to get into. And will get even easier after ED. They also take a ton of students off the waitlist.

Michigan engineering is not an easy admit. The acceptance rate is 13%. It’s likely even lower for OOS.

https://www.engin.umich.edu/about/facts-figures/

Emory’s acceptance rate is 10%.

https://apply.emory.edu/discover/facts-stats/first-year.html

The average ACT for UM engineering is 34. Emory is 33-35.

They are very similar. With Michigan having the 5th best undergraduate engineering program in the country.

No, it's not. As posted on the other Emory Thread.


"Amid turbulence in higher education surrounding cuts to the U.S. Department of Education’s funding, Emory University admitted 4327 students to the Class of 2029 through Regular Decision on March 26. This year, the overall acceptance rate across all admission rounds was 14.95%, a slight increase from last year’s ​​14.5% rate. 37,855 students applied to Emory this year, almost 3,000 more applicants than last year."

"Of the 5,658 students Emory accepted across all admissions rounds, 3,621 were admitted to ECAS and 3,142 were admitted to Oxford. The University admitted 1,105 students to both ECAS and Oxford."

https://www.emorywheel.com/article/2025/03/em...te-for-class-of-2029

That is including Oxford. Oxford is more selective than UM too.

[Anonymous]

If you are interest in BME engineering, then do UMich. It is not easy to get in. Lot of BME students go to medical school. It has a pre-health track that prepare you for pre-med -(MCAT exam). If classes are too hard, it can easily transfer to LSA to finish off the pre-med classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD has these two schools at the top of her list. She's dreamed of UMich but after discussing with her friends and high stats classmates they're all pushing for Emory because it's higher ranked and way more prestigious. She goes to one of the Ws. I want to tell her to go ED for Michigan considering it was her #1 choice but the peer pressure is crazy. She is planning to go into biomedical engineering or chemical engineering with a backup plan to do premed.

Emory is not more prestigious than Michigan and it’s a lot less fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:damn these emory trolls are pathetic. No one on earth thinks emory is significantly more prestigious than Umich

It one of the trolls but this is just not true. UM is a good school. It is not even a top 5 public though.

It's regularly #3, behind UCB and UCLA.

Savy students often don't look at rankings. I think Georgia Tech, UIUC, UCSD, and even UW Seattle are far better than UM.

Experts disagree.

I think some schools rankings are inaccurate, but everyone has opinions.

[Anonymous]

Acceptance rate means nothing! Carleton has a very high acceptance rate. I would choose Carleton over both any time.

[Anonymous]

The only people who think Emory is more prestigious are parents with kids at Emory. And as others have said, Emory barely has engineering programs.

[Anonymous]

I have worked with U Mich graduates.
Not impressed.

[Anonymous]

UW’s CS has sub-5% acceptance rate. UM engineering dwarfed by real engineering powerhouses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only people who think Emory is more prestigious are parents with kids at Emory. And as others have said, Emory barely has engineering programs.

Neither does Georgetown nor U Chicago. All more prestigious. Umich 25th percentile is a 1360.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For engineering, you could just do it at in-state flagship. Why paying so much for an undergraduate? Save the money for her PhD program.

If money isn’t an issue, Wallace Coulter is one of the best bioengineering programs in the world. You won’t go wrong with that.

phd in engineering is free ... tuition + fees and stipend

PhD living on stipend is not a comfortable live. At least 30 years ago when I was doing it. Go to seminar for free pizza. lol

It’s nice to save the tuition for your 6 year PhD. Particularly if you do it in a metropolitan area like MIT.

MIT pays over 50k stipend for PhD these days as do several other top programs(stanford, princeton...)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only people who think Emory is more prestigious are parents with kids at Emory. And as others have said, Emory barely has engineering programs.

Neither does Georgetown nor U Chicago. All more prestigious. Umich 25th percentile is a 1360.

Op's daughter is interested in engineering so all three should be off her list.

PS- Reading is fundamental, Emory Mom.