- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Emerson College
Boston, MACity: largeZIP 02116Founded 1880
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1880
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.emerson.edu
MassachusettsPrivate nonprofit
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private nonprofit college in Boston, Massachusetts, with 3,870 undergraduates. It admits 51% of applicants, graduates 80% within six years and costs $49,215 a year after aid.
80%graduate
Admission rate51%
Retention87%
4-year graduation75%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans36%
$49,215net price / year
51%admission rate
1358average SAT
80%graduate in 6 years
$67,317median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#469 of 1,704 for earnings#1,716 of 1,739 for lowest net price#182 of 1,738 for graduation rate#257 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $82,669tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $59,044
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $59,044
- Average net price
- $49,215national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$49,140
$30,001–48,000$43,321
$48,001–75,000$42,830
$75,001–110,000$47,619
$110,001+$59,402
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 51%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1358
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 660–720
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 610–700
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 29–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college51%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college87%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college80%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 80%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 75%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 93%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,055
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,317middle 50%: $42,834–$94,143
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,143
Median, Emerson College$67,317
Lower quarter$42,834
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,870
- Part-time
- 1.0%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 13%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 32%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,853 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,023
- Endowment, end of year
- $264,747,512
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White55%
Hispanic12%
Black6.0%
Asian5.7%
Two or more races5.0%
U.S. nonresident15%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.8%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts55%
Communication & journalism15%
English language & literature12%
Business & management12%
Health professions1.8%
Education1.5%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies1.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 165662. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1335573.