Emerson College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (33%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,915
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 15%
From Region 16%
Athletes 222 (5.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 55%
International 15%
Hispanic 12%
Asian 6%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Emerson College 1,070 33% 58% 5% 5% 9% 16% $54,293 3 +0.10 14 96%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 19 +1 5% 79% 0% 5% 0% 5% $60,858 42 -0.16 29 100% — — — —
Advertising 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,324 7 -1.26 30 96% — — — —
Business Administration 94 — 26% 57% 9% 5% 10% 15% $56,983 5 -1.07 20 — — — — —
Marketing 35 — 20% 34% 17% 9% 6% 31% $75,571 48 -0.16 66 96% — — — —
Creative Writing 133 — 14% 74% 5% 4% 8% 2% $53,820 60 +0.17 13 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 15 +1 20% 67% 0% 0% 20% 7% $45,569 5 -1.13 4 95% — — — —
Communication 37 +3 24% 46% 5% 8% 14% 22% $60,635 50 -0.12 29 93% — — — —
Journalism 82 — 21% 63% 5% 6% 9% 9% $64,080 63 +0.20 38 97% — — — —
Political Communication 17 +1 18% 76% 6% 0% 12% 0% $61,324 18 -0.94 30 96% — — — —
Public Relations 8 — 12% 62% 0% 0% 12% 25% $61,324 18 -0.94 30 96% — — — —
Radio and Television — — — — — — — — $50,478 12 -1.06 8 92% — — — —
Sports Communication 20 +2 95% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $61,324 52 -0.05 30 96% — — — —
Acting 12 — 42% 58% 0% 8% 17% 8% $46,199 74 +0.42 5 97% — — — —
Directing and Theatrical Production 10 — 10% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $46,199 74 +0.42 5 97% — — — —
Drama and Dance Education 16 — 12% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $55,887 97 +1.72 17 100% — — — —
Film Production 483 — 45% 51% 5% 5% 9% 24% $51,349 66 +0.33 9 94% — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $44,617 41 -0.23 4 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 12 — 50% 67% 0% 17% 8% 8% $46,199 47 -0.06 5 97% — — — —
Theater 51 +1 24% 55% 4% 10% 14% 10% $46,199 74 +0.42 5 97% — — — —
Theatre Arts 16 — 44% 81% 0% 6% 0% 0% $46,199 74 +0.42 5 97% — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 8 — 25% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $46,199 74 +0.42 5 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $61,656
ROI Percentile 14th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 71%
6-Year Graduation Rate 77%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 56.9% 609 42% 54% 4% 5% 10% 20% $50,535 46 +0.38 8 95% —
Social Sciences 15.3% 164 30% 62% 4% 6% 10% 10% $62,547 65 -0.08 34 96% —
Humanities 13.8% 148 15% 73% 5% 3% 9% 3% $52,984 39 +0.04 12 96% —
Business & Economics 12.1% 130 25% 51% 11% 6% 8% 19% $62,021 7 -0.83 32 96% —
Health Sciences 1.8% 19 5% 79% 0% 5% 0% 5% $60,858 5 -0.16 29 100% —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 38 $303K $297K $5K
Soccer 26 $165K $163K $2K
Lacrosse 23 $187K $183K $3K
Basketball 19 $213K $196K $17K
Cross Country 9 $22K $21K $1K
Volleyball 8 $103K $95K $7K
Tennis 6 $103K $101K $2K
Total 129 $1.1M $1.1M $40K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 22 $202K $185K $16K
Lacrosse 16 $178K $171K $7K
Softball 15 $173K $164K $9K
Volleyball 13 $120K $106K $14K
Basketball 12 $197K $197K $107
Cross Country 9 $21K $21K $762
Tennis 8 $102K $99K $3K
Total 93 $997K $945K $51K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 48 $367K $349K $18K
Lacrosse 39 $365K $354K $11K
Baseball 38 $303K $297K $5K
Basketball 31 $411K $393K $17K
Volleyball 21 $224K $202K $22K
Cross Country 18 $44K $42K $1K
Softball 15 $173K $164K $9K
Tennis 14 $206K $200K $5K
Total 222 $3.4M $3.2M $142K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 28% 28% 28%
Early Decision 50% 50% 50%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 21%
SAT Range 1270 – 1420
SAT Math Range 610 – 700
SAT RW Range 660 – 720