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Emerson College

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Acceptance Rate

51.3%

Total Profiles

5

SAT Range

1270–1420

User Accept Rate

100.0%

Tuition

$55,392

Undergrad Enrollment

4,145

Applicants

11,092

Yield Rate

18.9%

Student:Faculty

14:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.46
SAT
1230
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.52
SAT
1320
ACT
35
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.98
SAT
1350
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
2.82
SAT
ACT
31
Round: ED
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.27
SAT
1370
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$49,180/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $196,720 over four years.

What grads earn

$59,202/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$55,979 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 3.3 years of pay.

73% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

27%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.1%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Emerson College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$32,650
$30–48k$32,621
$48–75k$41,927
$75–110k$46,252
Over $110k$57,288

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

80%

Completion · all

80%

Completion · Pell

77%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

78%

Median debt

$23,000

Classification

Four-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
11,092
Admitted
5,26747.5%
Enrolled
99719% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling31
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Rape1
Robbery7

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation58% / 42%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball19Lacrosse23Soccer26Tennis6Track & Field9Volleyball8

Women's

Basketball12Lacrosse16Soccer22Softball15Tennis8Track & Field9Volleyball13

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Cinematography and Film/Video Production470 grads
Creative Writing116 grads
Journalism67 grads
Business/Commerce, General58 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General57 grads
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General48 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric41 grads
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication24 grads
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other24 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other24 grads

4yr Grad Rate

76%

6yr Grad Rate

79%

Retention Rate

87%

Median Earnings

$62,832