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General Information

Address:

Emerson College
120 Boylston St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

Control:

Private

Academic Calendar:

Semester

Religious Affiliation:

None

Founded:

1880

Web Site:

www.emerson.edu

Main Phone:

(617) 824–8500

Admissions Phone:

(617) 824–8600

Student Body

Full-Time Undergraduates:

3,020

Part-Time Undergraduates:

398

Total Male Undergraduates:

1,394

Total Female Undergraduates:

2,024

Admissions

Overall Acceptance Rate:

48%

Early Action Acceptance Rate:

55%

Regular Acceptance Rate:

47%

Total Applicants:

4,584

Total Acceptances:

2,207

Freshman Enrollment:

700

Yield (% admitted students who actually enroll):

32%

Early Decision Available?

No

Early Action Available?

Yes

Early Action Deadline:

November 1

Early Action Notification:

December 15

Regular Decision Deadline:

January 15

Regular Decision Notification:

April 1

Must-Reply-By Date:

May 1

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:

900

Applicants Accepted from Waiting List:

374

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:

94

Transfer Applications Received:

641

Transfer Applications Accepted:

398

Transfer Students Enrolled:

224

Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:

62%

Common Application Accepted?

No

Supplemental Forms?

Required for some majors

Admissions E-mail:

admission@emerson.edu

Admissions Web Site:

www.emerson.edu/undergraduate_admission

SAT I or ACT Required?

Either

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):

1120–1310

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):

580–670

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

540–640

Retention Rate:

83%

Top 10% of High School Class:

32%

Application Fee:

$60

Financial Information

Tuition:

$24,575

Room and Board:

$10,420

Books and Supplies:

$680

Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):

$13,383

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:

64%

Students Who Received Aid:

54%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:

March 1

Financial Aid Phone:

(617) 824–8655

Financial Aid E-mail:

finaid@emerson.edu

Financial Aid Web Site:

www.emerson.edu/financial_services