Minimum graduate stipend
$43,260/yr Official
Paid over 12 months · 2026-2027 · FY26-27 union CBA
Official: published by the university · Source: Emory Laney Graduate School: Funding · Verified 2026-09-27
University profile
Emory University
Other stipend figures
Supporting detail: pay scales, specific schools or departments, and prior years. These are not the headline figure above.
- University-wide · Base $42,000/yr Official Paid over 12 months · 2025-2026 · Raised from $40,324 in Sept 2025 Source: Emory Laney Graduate School: Funding · Verified 2026-09-27
Cost of living in Atlanta, GA
City-median rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price; university graduate housing lines are the university's own published rates. Each line is labeled with its own source.
- Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $1,660/mo Estimated City median 1BR. City-wide median; Druid Hills not isolated. Same figure as Georgia Tech. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
- Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $1,050/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways. City-wide median; Druid Hills not isolated. Same figure as Georgia Tech. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
- Utilities $201/mo Crowdsourced Basic utilities (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage). 85 m2 apartment, excludes internet; overstates a studio. Source: Numbeo (Americas table, Sept 27 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
- Public transit $95/mo Official MARTA 30-day pass Source: MARTA fares and transfers · Verified 2026-09-27
- Public transit $69/mo Official Emory university MARTA program Source: MARTA fares and transfers · Verified 2026-09-27
- Parking $14 to $100/mo Official Commuter $7 per day capped at $100 per month ($400 per semester); off-peak $1 per day capped at $14 per month. Effective Aug 15 2026 to Aug 14 2027. Priced by the day with monthly and semester caps. Source: Emory Transportation: Student Parking · Verified 2026-09-28
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Master's tuition
Published tuition (before any aid). PhD students usually have tuition waived; their offer letter confirms. This is not part of the stipend-versus-cost-of-living comparison.
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PhD program profiles at Emory University
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