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Emerson College, Massachusetts

Overview of Emerson College

Emerson is in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston is a large city. The school is a private, not-for-profit institution. Emerson issues awards (degrees) up to the level of Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

Fields of study in vogue at the school include media, drama and performing arts, and photography and commercial art.

Emerson Selectivity

Not all applicants to Emerson are accepted. Just 45% of applicants in 2005 were accepted at the school. The top quarter of students at Emerson scored at least 670 on the verbal SAT test. Students' math SAT scores were most often in the range 560 to 650 in 2005. People seek out the school, and many students are from other states.

Faculty

The most successful professors at Emerson are given tenure, encouraging them to stay with the school for a long time. The the school teaching staff is well compensated compared to other schools.

Student Body

Approximately 4,326 students study at Emerson (in 2005).

Student Life

Very few students at the school attend part-time. Emerson makes housing available to a large share of its students. Students participate in Great Northeast Athletic Conference athletics.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Emerson

Emerson College
120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116-4624
General Phone: (617) 824-8500
Admissions Phone: (617) 824-8600
Financial Aid Phone: (617) 824-8655
http://www.emerson.edu

Emerson Programs and Degrees (2005)

Emerson awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Media363radio and television, broadcast journalism, journalism, publishing, digital communications, political communication, health communication, communication studies
Business And Management258marketing, international marketing, business communications
Liberal Arts206creative writing, interdisciplinary studies
Photography And Commercial Art131cinematography
Drama And Performing Arts115drama, acting, theatre design, stagecraft, dance, directing
Medical Support And Technology38speech pathology
Education And Teaching38drama and dance teaching
Therapy And Counseling18communication disorders
Music2music performance

Number of programs and degrees for Emerson in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree74720
Master's degree42212

Emerson Student Body

In 2005, Emerson had a total enrollment of 4,326 students (4,039 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class (2005):

GroupPercent
Men42%
Women58%
Full-Time100%
Part-Time0%

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate76%
Graduate24%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White74%
Black3%
Hispanic4%
Asian3%
American Indian0%
Other Races10%
(Foreign Students)6%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 181%
18-1930%
20-2131%
22-2416%
25-2910%
30-342%
35-391%
40-491%
50-640%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Massachusetts21%
New York15%
New Jersey7%
California7%
Connecticut6%
Pennsylvania5%
New Hampshire4%
Foreign countries3%
Virginia3%
Maryland3%
Maine3%
Rhode Island2%
Texas2%
Vermont1%
Illinois1%
Washington1%
Ohio1%
North Carolina1%
Michigan1%
Georgia1%
Florida1%
Minnesota1%
Colorado1%
Arizona1%
Indiana1%
Wisconsin1%
Tennessee1%

Emerson Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time86 %

Emerson Room and Board (2005)

Emerson offers campus housing for 1,468 of its 4,039 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Boston, Massachusetts for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Massachusetts Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Emerson Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total5,0082,27845%72132%
Men1,98181141%30037%
Women3,0271,46748%42129%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal590670
SAT Math560650
ACT Verbal2630
ACT Math2327
ACT Composite2529

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArecommended
Class Rankrecommended
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrequired
Recommendationsrequired
Formal Demonstration of Competencenot required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT94%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT20%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required

Admissions Phone Number: (617) 824-8600

Emerson Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 24,622
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 24,622
Room and board$ 10,454
Room charge$ 6,200
Board (meal plan) charge$ 4,220
Books and supplies$ 680
Other expenses$ 1,394

Financial Aid:
Emerson participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 214600)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (617) 824-8655

Emerson Faculty

Emerson has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured3723
Non-tenured, but on tenure track2516
Non-tenured and not on tenure track2116

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year10$103,3794$96,945
Associate professoracademic year30$81,45119$71,342
Assistant professoracademic year22$57,66616$56,139
Instructoracademic year21$53,73716$41,340
All faculty totalacademic year83$70,77655$60,053

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Emerson Athletics

Athletic Conferences (2005):

SportConference
BasketballGreat Northeast Athletic Conference
TrackGreat Northeast Athletic Conference

Emerson Degree Programs (2005)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Business/Corporate Communications
International Marketing
Marketing/Marketing Management, General

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
Acting
Dance, General
Directing and Theatrical Production
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Drama and Dance Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS
Creative Writing
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

MEDIA
Broadcast Journalism
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Health Communication
Journalism
Political Communication
Publishing
Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC
Music Performance, General

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
Cinematography and Film/Video Production

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Communication Disorders, General

Emerson Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Emerson Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in media
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Emerson % of degrees in media
% of students from other states
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Emerson % of students from other states
% of degrees in drama and performing arts
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%Emerson % of degrees in drama and performing arts
Student SAT scores
(vs. all colleges)
Top 10%Emerson Student SAT scores
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 12%Emerson Salaries of full-time faculty
Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 14%Emerson Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
% of degrees in photography and commercial art
(vs. all colleges)
Top 15%Emerson % of degrees in photography and commercial art
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 17%Emerson Number of students
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 17%Emerson Dorm rooms per full-time student
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 18%Emerson Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Accepts some high school credits
Grants credits for AP courses
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching
NCAA athletic conference member

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