Admission Profile

Emerson College is a member of the Common Application and we require an Application Supplement. Students can find the steps to apply online. Applicants for programs in the Performing Arts or Film must fulfill additional requirements.

The academic preparation for successful candidates should include four years of English and three years each of mathematics, science, social science, and a single foreign language. The admission committee is interested in how students have challenged themselves academically, balancing hard work with extracurricular activities.

Profile for the Incoming Class of 2015

The 920 students who entered in September combined impressive academic records with a variety of co-curricular activities and special achievements. Some highlights of our class include a published poet, a video producer for Johnson and Johnson’s YouTube channel, a Junior Olympian gold medalist in gymnastics, a voiceover artist for Blues Clues, a camera operator for America’s Got Talent, and a student who has been running a soap company as a small business since grade school.

Freshman Admission

Applied: 7,433
Admitted: 3,600 (48%)
Enrolled: 920 (26%)

Gender: 331 men (36%), 589 women (64%)

Grade Point Average: 3.5 (unweighted, 4.0 scale)*
*92% of secondary schools reported a GPA

Class Rank*
40% graduated in the top 10 percent
77% graduated in the top quarter
96% graduated in the top half
*32% of secondary schools reported a rank in class

Standard Test Scores
SAT Middle 50% Composite: 1750–1950
SAT Critical Reading: 580–680
SAT Math: 550–640
SAT Writing: 580–670

ACT Middle 50% Composite 25–29

Secondary Schools
72% enrolled from public schools
28% enrolled from independent, parochial, and international schools

English as a Second Language
If English is not your first language, a minimum iBT TOEFL score of 80 or IELTS score of 7 is required.

Transfer Admission

We welcomed 180 transfer students this fall. They came from other four-year colleges and universities as well as two-year community colleges. Some transfers had a semester or a full year of coursework, while others had earned an associate’s degree and were seeking to continue in a four-year program.

Applied: 732
Admitted: 438 (60%)
Enrolled: 200 (46%)

Gender: 88 men (44%), 112 women (56%)

College Grade Point Average: 3.4 (4.0 scale)