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
5.8%
Racial/Ethnic
White
55%
International
15%
Hispanic
12%
Asian
6%
Black
6%
Mixed
5%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 36.3% 36.3%
2012 Men: 35.4% 35.4%
2013 Men: 35.2% 35.2%
2014 Men: 39.0% 39.0%
2015 Men: 38.9% 38.9%
2016 Men: 36.8% 36.8%
2017 Men: 37.6% 37.6%
2018 Men: 36.9% 36.9%
2019 Men: 34.5% 34.5%
2020 Men: 35.1% 35.1%
2021 Men: 30.4% 30.4%
2022 Men: 31.6% 31.6%
2023 Men: 31.1% 31.1%
2024 Men: 35.6% 35.6%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Native: 2.3% 2.3%
2015 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2017 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2011 Asian: 4.6% 4.6%
2012 Asian: 4.9% 4.9%
2013 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2014 Asian: 4.9% 4.9%
2015 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2016 Asian: 3.6% 3.6%
2017 Asian: 4.2% 4.2%
2018 Asian: 4.2% 4.2%
2019 Asian: 4.1% 4.1%
2020 Asian: 4.9% 4.9%
2021 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2022 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2023 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2024 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2011 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2012 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2013 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2014 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2015 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2016 Black: 2.9% 2.9%
2017 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2018 Black: 2.4% 2.4%
2019 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2020 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2021 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2022 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2023 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2024 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2011 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2012 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2013 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1%
2014 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2015 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8%
2016 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0%
2017 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9%
2018 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9%
2019 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3%
2020 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0%
2021 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4%
2022 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4%
2023 Hispanic: 13.6% 13.6%
2024 Hispanic: 13.8% 13.8%
2011 White: 77.9% 77.9%
2012 White: 74.2% 74.2%
2013 White: 77.3% 77.3%
2014 White: 55.6% 55.6%
2015 White: 49.2% 49.2%
2016 White: 60.6% 60.6%
2017 White: 61.7% 61.7%
2018 White: 66.3% 66.3%
2019 White: 69.3% 69.3%
2020 White: 68.0% 68.0%
2021 White: 64.3% 64.3%
2022 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2023 White: 61.9% 61.9%
2024 White: 56.2% 56.2%
2011 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2012 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2013 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2014 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2015 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2016 International: 4.4% 4.4%
2017 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2018 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2019 International: 4.3% 4.3%
2020 International: 7.1% 7.1%
2021 International: 9.1% 9.1%
2022 International: 8.0% 8.0%
2023 International: 10.0% 10.0%
2024 International: 15.7% 15.7%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Asian: 5.2% 5.2%
2021 Asian: 5.3% 5.3%
2022 Asian: 5.5% 5.5%
2023 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2024 Asian: 5.8% 5.8%
2025 Asian: 5.8% 5.8%
2020 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2021 Black: 3.9% 3.9%
2022 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2023 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2024 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2025 Black: 6.1% 6.1%
2020 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8%
2021 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4%
2022 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1%
2023 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5%
2024 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2025 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5%
2020 White: 59.2% 59.2%
2021 White: 57.4% 57.4%
2022 White: 55.8% 55.8%
2023 White: 54.9% 54.9%
2024 White: 55.0% 55.0%
2025 White: 54.7% 54.7%
2020 International: 13.5% 13.5%
2021 International: 14.7% 14.7%
2022 International: 15.9% 15.9%
2023 International: 16.7% 16.7%
2024 International: 16.4% 16.4%
2025 International: 15.0% 15.0%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Emerson College
1,070
33% / 67%
16%
$50,886
14
96%
Communication Sciences and Disorders
19 +1
5% / 95%
5%
$56,285
27
100%
Advertising
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Business Administration
94 —
26% / 74%
15%
$67,057
58
—
Marketing
35 —
20% / 80%
31%
$67,605
59
92%
Communication
37 +3
24% / 76%
22%
$58,641
34
93%
Creative Writing
133 —
14% / 86%
2%
$46,553
8
95%
Interdisciplinary Studies
15 +1
20% / 80%
7%
$45,569
7
95%
Journalism
82 —
21% / 79%
9%
$57,597
31
98%
Political Communication
17 +1
18% / 82%
0%
$59,033
35
84%
Public Relations
8 —
12% / 88%
25%
$59,033
35
84%
Radio and Television
— —
—
—
$50,120
13
—
Sports Communication
20 +2
95% / 5%
0%
$59,033
35
84%
Acting
12 —
42% / 58%
8%
$31,894
2
98%
Directing and Theatrical Production
10 —
10% / 90%
0%
$31,894
2
98%
Drama and Dance Education
16 —
12% / 88%
0%
$55,887
26
100%
Film Production
483 —
45% / 55%
24%
$49,342
11
96%
Music Performance
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
$31,592
2
—
Musical Theatre
12 —
50% / 50%
8%
$31,894
2
98%
Theater
51 +1
24% / 76%
10%
$31,894
2
98%
Theatre Arts
16 —
44% / 56%
0%
$31,894
2
98%
Theatre Design and Technology
8 —
25% / 75%
0%
$31,894
2
98%
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%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 81.3% 81.3%
2012 Graduated: 81.7% 81.7%
2013 Graduated: 81.5% 81.5%
2014 Graduated: 79.7% 79.7%
2015 Graduated: 79.8% 79.8%
2016 Graduated: 80.5% 80.5%
2017 Graduated: 80.8% 80.8%
2018 Graduated: 78.8% 78.8%
2019 Graduated: 82.1% 82.1%
2020 Graduated: 78.5% 78.5%
2021 Graduated: 78.8% 78.8%
2022 Graduated: 77.2% 77.2%
2023 Graduated: 79.3% 79.3%
2024 Graduated: 77.1% 77.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 83.9% 83.9%
2012 Men: 82.8% 82.8%
2013 Men: 77.3% 77.3%
2014 Men: 82.0% 82.0%
2015 Men: 80.6% 80.6%
2016 Men: 79.3% 79.3%
2017 Men: 80.6% 80.6%
2018 Men: 79.5% 79.5%
2019 Men: 80.1% 80.1%
2020 Men: 81.8% 81.8%
2021 Men: 76.5% 76.5%
2022 Men: 76.5% 76.5%
2023 Men: 78.9% 78.9%
2024 Men: 76.2% 76.2%
2011 Women: 79.4% 79.4%
2012 Women: 80.9% 80.9%
2013 Women: 84.7% 84.7%
2014 Women: 78.1% 78.1%
2015 Women: 79.4% 79.4%
2016 Women: 81.1% 81.1%
2017 Women: 80.9% 80.9%
2018 Women: 78.4% 78.4%
2019 Women: 83.2% 83.2%
2020 Women: 76.4% 76.4%
2021 Women: 80.2% 80.2%
2022 Women: 77.5% 77.5%
2023 Women: 79.5% 79.5%
2024 Women: 77.6% 77.6%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 81.8% 81.8%
2012 Asian: 83.3% 83.3%
2013 Asian: 83.3% 83.3%
2014 Asian: 84.2% 84.2%
2015 Asian: 87.8% 87.8%
2016 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2017 Asian: 92.1% 92.1%
2018 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 Asian: 71.4% 71.4%
2020 Asian: 78.6% 78.6%
2021 Asian: 60.9% 60.9%
2022 Asian: 86.7% 86.7%
2023 Asian: 76.0% 76.0%
2024 Asian: 69.6% 69.6%
2011 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Black: 76.9% 76.9%
2013 Black: 81.2% 81.2%
2014 Black: 81.0% 81.0%
2015 Black: 77.4% 77.4%
2016 Black: 70.8% 70.8%
2017 Black: 75.9% 75.9%
2018 Black: 81.0% 81.0%
2019 Black: 62.5% 62.5%
2020 Black: 77.8% 77.8%
2021 Black: 51.9% 51.9%
2022 Black: 74.2% 74.2%
2023 Black: 82.8% 82.8%
2024 Black: 88.2% 88.2%
2011 Hispanic: 83.7% 83.7%
2012 Hispanic: 81.5% 81.5%
2013 Hispanic: 77.9% 77.9%
2014 Hispanic: 79.4% 79.4%
2015 Hispanic: 64.0% 64.0%
2016 Hispanic: 79.1% 79.1%
2017 Hispanic: 71.7% 71.7%
2018 Hispanic: 81.4% 81.4%
2019 Hispanic: 76.4% 76.4%
2020 Hispanic: 74.5% 74.5%
2021 Hispanic: 75.2% 75.2%
2022 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2023 Hispanic: 81.1% 81.1%
2024 Hispanic: 77.2% 77.2%
2011 White: 81.5% 81.5%
2012 White: 81.9% 81.9%
2013 White: 82.6% 82.6%
2014 White: 77.9% 77.9%
2015 White: 80.3% 80.3%
2016 White: 81.8% 81.8%
2017 White: 81.5% 81.5%
2018 White: 80.8% 80.8%
2019 White: 83.8% 83.8%
2020 White: 80.1% 80.1%
2021 White: 82.5% 82.5%
2022 White: 76.4% 76.4%
2023 White: 79.3% 79.3%
2024 White: 78.0% 78.0%
2011 International: 92.9% 92.9%
2012 International: 93.3% 93.3%
2013 International: 73.3% 73.3%
2014 International: 65.2% 65.2%
2015 International: 96.4% 96.4%
2016 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2017 International: 75.8% 75.8%
2018 International: 75.8% 75.8%
2019 International: 81.1% 81.1%
2020 International: 77.0% 77.0%
2021 International: 78.3% 78.3%
2022 International: 77.1% 77.1%
2023 International: 78.5% 78.5%
2024 International: 73.1% 73.1%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Arts
56.9%
609
42% / 58%
20%
$46,362
8
96%
Humanities & Social Sciences
29.2%
312
23% / 77%
7%
$52,642
18
94%
Business & Economics
12.1%
130
25% / 75%
19%
$67,206
58
92%
Health Sciences
1.8%
19
5% / 95%
5%
$56,285
27
100%
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
28%
Yield (Unbound)
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%
Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 48.4% 48.4%
2012 Acceptance: 48.4% 48.4%
2013 Acceptance: 48.0% 48.0%
2014 Acceptance: 49.2% 49.2%
2015 Acceptance: 49.0% 49.0%
2016 Acceptance: 48.1% 48.1%
2017 Acceptance: 46.1% 46.1%
2018 Acceptance: 35.6% 35.6%
2019 Acceptance: 33.3% 33.3%
2020 Acceptance: 41.0% 41.0%
2021 Acceptance: 45.3% 45.3%
2022 Acceptance: 42.7% 42.7%
2023 Acceptance: 47.5% 47.5%
2024 Acceptance: 51.3% 51.3%
2011 Yield: 25.4% 25.4%
2012 Yield: 24.0% 24.0%
2013 Yield: 21.9% 21.9%
2014 Yield: 20.0% 20.0%
2015 Yield: 21.7% 21.7%
2016 Yield: 20.0% 20.0%
2017 Yield: 19.5% 19.5%
2018 Yield: 20.0% 20.0%
2019 Yield: 18.4% 18.4%
2020 Yield: 17.2% 17.2%
2021 Yield: 20.2% 20.2%
2022 Yield: 19.4% 19.4%
2023 Yield: 18.9% 18.9%
2024 Yield: 15.5% 15.5%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 7,433 7,433
2012 Applicants: 7,465 7,465
2013 Applicants: 8,198 8,198
2014 Applicants: 8,709 8,709
2015 Applicants: 8,618 8,618
2016 Applicants: 9,149 9,149
2017 Applicants: 10,360 10,360
2018 Applicants: 12,941 12,941
2019 Applicants: 15,353 15,353
2020 Applicants: 13,326 13,326
2021 Applicants: 11,568 11,568
2022 Applicants: 12,109 12,109
2023 Applicants: 11,092 11,092
2024 Applicants: 10,378 10,378
2011 Admitted: 3,600 3,600
2012 Admitted: 3,615 3,615
2013 Admitted: 3,933 3,933
2014 Admitted: 4,283 4,283
2015 Admitted: 4,225 4,225
2016 Admitted: 4,397 4,397
2017 Admitted: 4,772 4,772
2018 Admitted: 4,612 4,612
2019 Admitted: 5,120 5,120
2020 Admitted: 5,470 5,470
2021 Admitted: 5,238 5,238
2022 Admitted: 5,176 5,176
2023 Admitted: 5,267 5,267
2024 Admitted: 5,325 5,325
2011 Enrolled: 914 914
2012 Enrolled: 868 868
2013 Enrolled: 863 863
2014 Enrolled: 857 857
2015 Enrolled: 915 915
2016 Enrolled: 881 881
2017 Enrolled: 932 932
2018 Enrolled: 923 923
2019 Enrolled: 942 942
2020 Enrolled: 939 939
2021 Enrolled: 1,058 1,058
2022 Enrolled: 1,002 1,002
2023 Enrolled: 997 997
2024 Enrolled: 828 828
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
21%
SAT Range
1270
–
1420
SAT Math Range
610
–
700
SAT RW Range
660
–
720
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1130 1130
2012 25th: 1150 1150
2013 25th: 1140 1140
2014 25th: 1140 1140
2015 25th: 1100 1100
2016 25th: 1120 1120
2017 25th: 1200 1200
2018 25th: 1200 1200
2019 25th: 1200 1200
2020 25th: 1190 1190
2021 25th: 1200 1200
2022 25th: 1250 1250
2023 25th: 1250 1250
2024 25th: 1270 1270
2011 75th: 1320 1320
2012 75th: 1330 1330
2013 75th: 1320 1320
2014 75th: 1330 1330
2015 75th: 1310 1310
2016 75th: 1330 1330
2017 75th: 1360 1360
2018 75th: 1390 1390
2019 75th: 1410 1410
2020 75th: 1380 1380
2021 75th: 1400 1400
2022 75th: 1430 1430
2023 75th: 1410 1410
2024 75th: 1420 1420
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 550 550
2012 25th: 560 560
2013 25th: 550 550
2014 25th: 560 560
2015 25th: 540 540
2016 25th: 540 540
2017 25th: 580 580
2018 25th: 590 590
2019 25th: 590 590
2020 25th: 580 580
2021 25th: 580 580
2022 25th: 600 600
2023 25th: 600 600
2024 25th: 610 610
2011 75th: 640 640
2012 75th: 650 650
2013 75th: 650 650
2014 75th: 650 650
2015 75th: 640 640
2016 75th: 650 650
2017 75th: 660 660
2018 75th: 700 700
2019 75th: 710 710
2020 75th: 690 690
2021 75th: 690 690
2022 75th: 700 700
2023 75th: 690 690
2024 75th: 700 700
SAT Reading & Writing
550
600
650
700
750
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 580 580
2012 25th: 590 590
2013 25th: 590 590
2014 25th: 580 580
2015 25th: 560 560
2016 25th: 580 580
2017 25th: 620 620
2018 25th: 610 610
2019 25th: 610 610
2020 25th: 610 610
2021 25th: 620 620
2022 25th: 650 650
2023 25th: 650 650
2024 25th: 660 660
2011 75th: 680 680
2012 75th: 680 680
2013 75th: 670 670
2014 75th: 680 680
2015 75th: 670 670
2016 75th: 680 680
2017 75th: 700 700
2018 75th: 690 690
2019 75th: 700 700
2020 75th: 690 690
2021 75th: 710 710
2022 75th: 730 730
2023 75th: 720 720
2024 75th: 720 720
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2019 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0%
2020 Submitted: 86.0% 86.0%
2021 Submitted: 40.0% 40.0%
2022 Submitted: 30.0% 30.0%
2023 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0%
2024 Submitted: 21.0% 21.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
