Institutional Data for Grant Proposals

Applicant Name:

Emerson College

Applicant Address:

120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

Organization Type:

Independent, nondenominational college focused on communication and the arts in a liberal arts context. Classified as a comprehensive, MA I institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Founded in 1880.

Date of University’s Founding:

1880

Date of 501(c)(3):

January, 1959 (affirmed August 26, 1997)

Carnegie Classification:

Master's L: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

Controller's Office:

John Donohoe, Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance

Chief Financial Office:

Maureen Murphy, MS
Vice President for Administration and Finance
Ansin Building – 14th Floor
Emerson College
120 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116

Phone: 617-824-8575
Fax: 617-824-8511

Federal Entity Identification Number or Tax ID Number:

04-1286950

DUNS Number:

043411438

Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier (OPE ID):

00214600

U.S. Congressional District:

8

Massachusetts Senate District:

Second Suffolk

Massachusetts House District:

3rd Suffolk

U.S. Representative:

Michael Capuano

U.S. Senators:

John Kerry & Scott Brown

Federal-wide Assurance Approval:

FWA00003603

IRB Registration:

IRB00008642 Emerson College IRB #1

NSF Organization Code:

0021469000

Animal Assurance No.:

N/A

Total Enrollment

Undergraduate – 3,433*
Grad – 783

School of Communication

Undergraduate – 1,126
Grad – 413

School of the Arts

Undergraduate – 2,296
Grad – 370

Student/Faculty Ratio

13:1

# of Full-Time Employees

628 (443 Full-Time Staff, 185 Full-Time Faculty)

Indirect Cost (F&A) Rate:

Negotiated with:
Date of Agreement:

49.90% of modified total direct costs (MTDC)**

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
7/1/2012 (Effective until 6/30/2016)

Salary and Benefits:

Academic Year Standard Fringe Benefit Rate: 28.40% of regular salary
Summer Fringe Benefit Rate: 28.40% of summer salary

Short Description of Emerson College

Emerson College, located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, is the nation’s premier institution in higher education devoted to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context.

Emerson is internationally recognized in its fields of specialization, which are communication studies; marketing communication; journalism; communication sciences and disorders; visual and media arts; the performing arts; and writing, literature and publishing.

To Find More Information About Emerson College:

• About Emerson
• Facts & Figures
• History of Emerson
• Our Mission Statement