Emerson College
Boston, MA
Emerson College admitted 5,267 of 11,092 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (47.5%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Emerson College
Three things Emerson College published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
The admit rate rose from 36% to 47% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.
Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023
20% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 7% sent an ACT. Emerson College files test scores under “considered”.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Families paid $49,180 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
47.5%
5,267 admitted of 11,092 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
SAT, middle 50%
Reading 650–720 · Math 600–690
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
ACT, middle 50%
30–33
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
20%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
7%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Emerson College?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate rose from 36% to 47%.
What Emerson College says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $49,180 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $32,650
- $30k–$48k
- $32,621
- $48k–$75k
- $41,927
- $75k–$110k
- $46,252
- Over $110k
- $57,288
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
3 essay prompts on the application: 1 you would write, 2 optional.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in Massachusetts
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
Build the list this school belongs on.
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