Emory is a church-affiliated, comprehensive university. Founded in 1836, Emory features accessible faculty committed to teaching and fostering undergraduate research. Freshmen may attend Emory College, the liberal arts division of the university, or Oxford College (site of Emory''s original campus), where they can spend their first two years in a small-college setting. Emory''s 631-acre campus is located in a residential area north of downtown Atlanta.