Updated December 2021
HISTORY
1975 Emory trustees approve the master of community health program
1990 The School of Public Health founded
1994 Rollins gets its name and the Grace Crum Rollins Building opens
1995 James W. Curran is appointed dean of the Rollins School of Public Health
2007 The O. Wayne Rollins Foundation and the Rollins family pledge $50 million to construct the Claudia Nance Rollins Building and renovate the Grace Crum Rollins Building
2010 Claudia Nance Rollins Building opens bringing the Rollins footprint to 330,000 square feet
2012 Council on Education for Public Health extends the school's accreditation through December 2019. Rollins receives a "met" finding on all 27 criteria evaluated.
2019 The O. Wayne Rollins Foundation and Rollins family pledge $65 million for the construction of the R. Randall Rollins Building
2020 Council on Education for Public Health extends the school's accreditation through July 2027 for a seven-year accreditation period—the maximum awarded for schools and programs of public health.
2022 M. Daniele Fallin begins her role as the James W. Curran Dean of Public Health
ACADEMICS
6 Departments – Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Health Policy and Management, Hubert Department of Global Health
1 Executive MPH program for working professionals
Over 20 Centers including the Center for AIDS Research, the Biostatistics Consulting Center, the Center for Global Safe Water, the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research, the Georgia Center for Cancer Statistics, the Center for Health and Human Rights
21 Master's degree programs, 17 MPH and 4 MSPH
11 Dual degree programs
2 (4+1) programs with Emory College - BA/MSPH, BS/MPH
11 Certificate programs:
Humanitarian Emergencies; Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology; Maternal and Child Health; Human Rights; Mental Health; Social Determinants of Health; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Injury & Violence Prevention; Religion and Health
Certificate for Practicing Professionals: Quantitative Methods in Public Health
6 PhD programs – Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Services Research, Nutrition and Health Sciences, Environmental Health Sciences
Over 10,000 alumni in more than 100 countries and all 50 states; nearly 4,000 in Georgia
2021 STUDENT PROFILE
684 Total Incoming
25 Average Age
27% Students of Color
26% International Students
55 Languages Spoken
81% Female
19% Male
5% Non-binary
42 Dual Degree Students
3.48 Undergraduate GPA Average
*Includes American Indian, Asian, African-American, Hispanic and Multi-ethnic
FACULTY
209 Approximate number of full- and part-time faculty
340 Adjunct faculty members
RESEARCH
394 total research awards
In FY 2018, Rollins topped $132 million in research dollars
Ranked 4th in the U.S. for NIH funding to schools of public health
CAREERS
Approximately 40 percent of Rollins alumni work in Georgia
Nearly 1,200 Rollins alumni work at the CDC and over 1,600 Emory alumni
Over the past five years, 87% of Rollins graduates are employed or pursuing additional education