History
Founded in 1836, Emory & Henry is the oldest college in Southwest Virginia. It is also one of the few colleges in the South to have operated more than 170 years under the same name and with the same affiliation: the United Methodist Church.

Location
Our campus encompasses 331 pristine acres in the village of Emory, Virginia, in the Virginia Highlands, one-half mile off Interstate 81 (exit 26) and 40 minutes from a major regional airport. The campus is within view of Virginia's two highest peaks, Mount Rogers and Whitetop Mountain, and is near the historic town of Abingdon, Virginia, home of the renowned Barter Theatre. Also within easy driving distance is the metropolitan Tri-Cities region of Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport. Take our video tour

Size
Emory & Henry enrolls just over 1,000 students. The student body is approximately 50% male and 50% female. Currently, 25 states, 7 foreign countries, and one territory are represented.

Student/faculty ratio
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10/1 and of 327 classes, 122 classes have enrollments of between two and nine students.

Tuition
2009-10 Cost. Tuition and fees: $24,880; room: $4,050; 19-meal-per-week plan (other meal plans available): $4,250.

Academic programs
Emory & Henry's liberal arts curriculum spans more than 25 programs of study, including our interdisciplinary programs, which allow students to combine classes from more than one subject area to create a more specialized major.

Athletics
Emory & Henry participates in NCAA Division III, is a member of the respected Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), and fields teams in men's football, soccer, basketball, golf, baseball, cross country, and tennis, and in women's cross country, volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer, tennis, and swimming.

Financial aid/scholarships.
A variety of merit scholarships and need-based grants offered. Approximately 99 percent of all students receive financial aid and 63 percent receive need-based financial aid. The average award to our incoming freshman including only grants and scholarships is $22,287.

Faculty
Emory & Henry has been represented by the recipients of the Virginia Professor of the Year award six times in the last 17 years. 88 full time faculty

Emory & Henry Students
The mean combined (verbal and math) SAT scores of E&H students is 1,031. The mean combined (verbal and math) ACT score is 22. Their average high school grade point average was 3.43.

The percentage of entering freshmen in the top 10 percent of their high school class is 19 percent, and the percentage of entering freshmen in the top 25 percent of their high school class is over 45 percent.

After graduation
Within nine months of graduation, 67 percent of the previous graduating classes found jobs and 31 percent went to graduate schools.

Admission policy
Emory & Henry does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, or physical handicap in its educational programs, admissions activities, or employment practices.

Arts
The College sponsors a large variety of art events including exhibitions and Artalks, concerts, film array, several theatre performances presented by the theatre department as well as guest companies, the E&H annual literary festival, and numerous lectures.

Accreditation
Emory & Henry College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone number 404-679-4501) to award bachelor's and master's degrees.