Emerson College: Statistics

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# 1953 of 14,131 In the World
# 533 of 2,597 In North America
# 484 of 2,496 In the United States
# 25 of 88 In Massachusetts
# 7 of 24 In Boston
# 342 of 14,131 For Radio and Television broadcasting
Top 1-3 For 10 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

51%

Enrollment

6,230

Average SAT

1,345

Average ACT

31

Avg. cost to attend

$53,432 /y

Aid receiving

80%

Undergraduates

3,908

Graduates

1,355

Male:Female Ratio

29:71

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Emerson College has an acceptance rate of 51% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 51% 51% 51%
Applicants 10,378 3,040 7,317
Admissions 5,325 1,481 3,833
Freshmen enrolled full time 828 293 531

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

â–  White 54%
â–  Nonresident Alien 13%
â–  Asian 5%
â–  Hispanic 13%
â–  Black or African American 7%
â–  Two or more races 5%
â–  Unknown 3%

Tuition

Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at Emerson College.

Degree Level Cost Per Credit
Associate Degree 1,749 CR
Bachelor Program 1,950 CR
Master Program 2,149 CR
Ph.D. / Doctoral 2,850 CR
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.

Emerson College majors

Emerson College has granted 1,044 bachelor's degrees across 19 programs, and 667 master's across 14 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Emerson College.

Major Bachelor Master
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 470 -
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist - 326
Creative Writing 116 110
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 57 42
Journalism 67 12
Business & Commerce, General 58 9
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 14 42
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 48 -
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 41 -
Publishing - 39
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 24 7
Sports Communication 18 12
Communication and Media Studies, Other - 24
Dramatic & Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other 24 -
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 24 -
Political Communication 20 4
Playwriting and Screenwriting - 18
Acting 14 -
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 14 -
Musical Theatre 13 -
Marketing, Other - 12
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 10 -
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia - 10
Directing and Theatrical Production 10 -
Music Performance, General 2 -
Grand Total 1,044 667

Publications & Citations

Emerson College has published 1,867 scientific papers with 41,514 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Law, Computer Science, Psychology, Biology, Linguistics, and Environmental Science.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
1,609 / 38,356
Political Science
1,019 / 24,489
Philosophy
1,008 / 27,582
Sociology
986 / 23,623
Law
910 / 23,868
Computer Science
796 / 20,728
Psychology
774 / 23,824
Biology
606 / 24,256
Linguistics
595 / 17,460
Environmental Science
576 / 16,544
Art & Design
552 / 7,738
History
532 / 10,157
Medicine
501 / 19,012
Business
465 / 10,587
Geography and Cartography
434 / 13,068
Engineering
417 / 7,828
Physics
372 / 11,297
Social Psychology
350 / 12,908
Archaeology
348 / 9,742
Economics
320 / 5,493
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
293 / 8,359
Literature
285 / 3,210
Psychiatry
256 / 11,032
Geology
255 / 8,491
Mathematics
242 / 5,622
Neuroscience
240 / 11,179
Child Psychology
233 / 10,625
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
219 / 5,226
Media Studies
219 / 2,400
Paleontology
208 / 5,472
Fashion Design
206 / 2,611
Cognitive Science
203 / 8,075
Advertising
202 / 6,372
Communications and Public Relations
198 / 4,412
Development Studies
191 / 3,553
Quantum and Particle physics
189 / 5,911
Ecology
182 / 4,459
Education
171 / 3,213
Anthropology
167 / 6,657
Chemistry
162 / 4,469

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

100 Notable alumni

Peter O'Brian

1. Peter O'Brian

1947-. (aged 79)
assistant director film producer film director
Peter O'Brian is a Canadian film producer and broadcast executive. Films produced by O'Brian's company, Independent Pictures, have won nineteen Genie Awards. His production credits include Blood and Guts, The Grey Fox, Outrageous!, John and the Missus, Milk and Honey and My American Cousin.
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Marion Fairfax

2. Marion Fairfax

1875-1970 (aged 95)
playwright film producer film director stage actor film editor
Marion Fairfax was an American screenwriter, playwright, actress, and producer.
Don Lee

3. Don Lee

1959-. (aged 67)
novelist
Don Lee is an American novelist, fiction writer, literary journal editor, and creative writing professor.
Thomas Lux

4. Thomas Lux

1946-2017 (aged 71)
poet
Thomas Lux was an American poet who held the Margaret T. and Henry C. Bourne, Jr. Chair in Poetry at the Georgia Institute of Technology and ran Georgia Tech's "Poetry @ Tech" program. He wrote fourteen books of poetry.
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names EC
Founded 1880
Motto Bringing Innovation to Communication and the Arts
Colors royal purple, gold
Academic calendar September to May. Also Summer Session (May - August)
Total staff 996
Classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Address 120 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts, 02116-4624 United States
City Population 676,000
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