Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 3,870 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 51%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $49,215per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 79%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $67,31710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 51%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1270–1420Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 29–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $49,215full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $82,669sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $59,044Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 79%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 87%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $67,31710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,870Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 20%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 13%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Merrimack College North Andover, MA — admits 70%
- Endicott College Beverly, MA — admits 71%
- Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA — admits 91%
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA — admits 85%
Also worth a look
- Providence College Providence, RI — admits 51%
- Yeshiva University New York, NY — admits 56%
- Berklee College of Music Boston, MA — admits 44%
- Pepperdine University Malibu, CA — admits 63%
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA — admits 60%
- Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY — admits 73%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Emerson College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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