Release date: Dec. 18, 2002
Contact: Deb Hammacher, Associate Director, University Media Relations,
at 404-727-0644 or dhammac@emory.edu

Emory Named One of the Top Universities for Black Students

Emory has been named the 17th best university in the nation for African-American students by Black Enterprise magazine. The university joins three other Atlanta schools— including first-ranked Morehouse College, Spelman College at No. 3 and Clark Atlanta University at No. 10—that made the list of the 50 best colleges for African-American students.

No other city had as many schools in the top 20. Atlanta tied with the Washington, D.C., area for the most schools on the list. Black Enterprise magazine based its rankings on a survey of 1,855 black college officials, who were asked to rate schools on how well they prepared African-American students academically and socially. Graduation rates were also factored into the rankings.

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