Emerson College

120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116-4624
(617) 824-8500
www.emerson.edu
fax:(617) 824-8609
president:M. Lee Pelton
8198 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.48 Graduation Rate 0.81
0.77 0.85

STUDENT RATIO

3758

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

35730 | 35730

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

3668

CLASS SIZE

28

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
600

SAT MATH

630

SAT READING

625

SAT WRITING

28

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.77
0.85
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
550
600
650
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
590
630
670
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
580
625
670
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
26
28
30
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$23312

Average Monthly Payment

$259

Median Earnings

$44800

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

63%
URL Applywww.commonapp.org
Application Fee65
Percent Admitted (Men)0.45
Percent Admitted (Women)0.49
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment90
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.1
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.64
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.1
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.72
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates10170
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates17706
Applicants Men2688
Applicants Women5510
Admissions Total3933
Admissions Men1223
Admissions Women2710
ACT English 25th percentile score26
ACT English 75th percentile score32
ACT Math 25th percentile score24
ACT Math 75th percentile score28
ACT Writing 25th percentile score8
ACT Writing 75th percentile score9
Average SAT Score1240
Median ACT English Score29
Median ACT Math Score26
ACT Median Writing Score9
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)57%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)95%
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