Emerson College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Emerson College is a private master's university in Boston, MA (city setting), with 4,171 undergraduates (72% women). It admitted 47% of 11,092 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1250–1410 on the SAT and 30–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $80,612 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $50,703 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 79% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in visual & performing arts, communication & journalism, english. The campus reported 0.63 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Emerson College ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $54,816
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Emerson College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Emerson College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 3 | $186k | $8,448 | — | |
| Baseball | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 38 | — | 1 | $298k | $7,830 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $196k | $10,325 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $197k | $16,449 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $21k | $2,340 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $21k | $2,340 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $184k | $7,980 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $171k | $10,700 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $164k | $6,290 | — | |
| Softball | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $164k | $10,960 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $101k | $16,893 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $100k | $12,449 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | NEWMAC Volleyball Conference | 8 | — | 2 | $96k | $11,979 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $106k | $8,174 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.