| Name |
Emerson College |
| Address |
120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116-4624 |
| Website |
http://www.emerson.edu |
| Email |
admission@emerson.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
42% |
| Percent Fraternity |
3% |
| Percent Sorority |
3% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
75% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
42% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (100%) |
| College Owned Singles |
27% |
| College Owned Doubles |
55% |
| College Owned Triples |
17% |
| College Owned Apartments |
N/A |
| College Owned Other |
1% |
| Num College Owned |
4 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
10 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
75% |
| Nearest Airport |
Boston, MA (8), Providence, RI (55) |
| Nearest Train |
Boston, MA (1) |
| Nearest Bus |
Boston, MA (1) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
N/A |
| Percent Cars |
N/A |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
25% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,400 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
The EVVYs digital and media arts awards show, Spring Musical, Hand-Me-Down Night (senior recognition event). |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
66 |
| Honor Societies |
Gold Key, Lambda Pi Eta (national honor society for communications) |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Newman Club, Hillel, Goodnews Fellowship, Islamic Community of Emerson, Center for Spiritual Life. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Amigos (Latino student organization), ASIA (Asian Students for Intercultural Awareness), EBONI (Emerson's Black Organization with Natural Interests), EI-Emerson International (international students organization). |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Amnesty International, Communication, Politics & Law Association, Developed Images (photo magazine), Digital Media Group, Earth Emerson (environmental group), EmComm (student-run marketing agency), Emerson Channel (campus TV), Emerson Comedy Workshop, Emerson Dance Company, Emerson Records, Emerson Songwriters Alliance, Emersonian (yearbook), Film Arts Society, Frames Per Second (film production group), gauge (magazine), Lauph (humor magazine), JSONS-Journalism Students Online News Service, Mercutio (theatre troupe), Musical Theatre Society, National Broadcasting Society (student chapter), NSSLHA (national student speech-language-hearing association), Radio-Television News Directors Association, Rareworks Theatre, SGA (student government), Society of Professional Journalists, spec. (screenwriter's club), Undergraduate Writiers Network, WERS & WECB radio stations. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Berkeley Beacon (weekly, during the academic year) |
| Num Frats |
4 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
3% |
| Num Sororities |
3 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
3% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1880 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
3,373 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
N/A |
| Application Deadline |
January 5 |
| Application Fee |
60 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
25,834 |
| Room Board |
10,870 |
| Basic |
health service |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, academic |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
79% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Boston Lyric Oprea, CBS Productions, Cone LLC, Creative Artists Agency, Disney Channel, Eaton Publishing, Esquire Magazine, Houghton Mifflin publishing, Intel, Little Brown & Company, Saraphim Films, Sony Pictures, Trinity Communications, USA Network, VH- |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
173,513 |
| Num Subscriptions |
642 |
| Num Microforms |
10,341 |
| Num Audiovisual |
9,760 |
| Num Ebooks |
7,467 |
| Library Facilities |
Media Services Center, College Archives, member of the Fenway Libraries Consortium Online network |
| Museums |
Cutler Majestic Theatre, historic 1,200-seat proscenium theater; Tufte Performance and Production Center, 11-story teaching facility housing two television studios, makeup lab, costume shop, theatre design/technology center, and two performance and rehearsal theaters; WERS-FM, Boston's oldest noncommercial broadcaster; Levy Marketing Suite; Journalism Studios, featuring a digital newsroom and broadcasting studio with control room; Robbins Speech, Langauage and Hearing Center, one of seven clinics/programs for speech and hearing therapy; TRF, which coordinates television, radio and film facilities; Rotch Field, a newly-constructed athletic field with a synthetic surface for outdoor sports. A new 12-story college center and residence hall to open in 2006 and renovated Paramount Theater complex to open in 2008. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
458 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
61 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
28 |
| Num Wired Labs |
14 |
| Num Wired Other |
1,200 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
1,000 |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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