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Emerson College

Boston, MA · Private · Large city · Emerson

Private institution in Boston, MA · 4,145 undergraduates · 47% acceptance rate · $62,832 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$46,7661,950th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$55,3921,876th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$55,3921,874th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$77,1531,868th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,832442nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,7991,040th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
79.3%232nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
87.8%318th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
47.5%236th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1359129th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,145567th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.0%1,918th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 3 mi (BOS)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$65
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 14 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
MarketingBusinessbachelors$44,635$44,327
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$39,729$38,289
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$37,748$28,212
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors$37,613$38,953
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$33,281$32,264
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$30,771$32,021
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$30,047$29,081
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$27,126$26,799
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors——
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors—$21,508
Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technologybachelors——
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Emerson College’s 4,145 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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