Overview
Named for the legendary leader of the Coca-Cola Company, Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) is an academic health science and service center focused on missions of teaching, research, health care, and public service.
Its components include schools of medicine, nursing, and public health; Yerkes National Primate Research Center; Emory Winship Cancer Institute; and Emory Healthcare, the largest, most comprehensive health system in Georgia.
Many WHSC facilities are located on Emory's main campus, 5 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Emory's Briarcliff Campus, 1 mile west of the main campus, is the site of Emtech Bio, a business incubator developed with Georgia Tech. Emory’s Clairmont campus, 1 mile east of the main campus, is the site of residential facilities for patients' families.
In addition to the WHSC, Emory University includes Emory College, Oxford College, a graduate school, and professional schools of business, law, and theology. Emory University's student body totals 12,755 (including students in the WHSC). Emory faculty total 3,786 and employees, 23,520 (including faculty). At $5.5 billion (as of fiscal year 2008), Emory’s endowment ranks 16th among U.S. universities.
