College History
Emerson College was founded in 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts. It is a private, co-ed college that touts itself as being the largest of its kind to offer degrees exclusively in communication and the liberal arts. It offers over three dozen such degree programs across three campuses including one in Los Angeles, California and the Netherlands.
After nearby Boston University shuttered their School of Oratory in 1879, there was a big hole left for this type of school. Charles Wesley Emerson, an alumnus of the closed School of Oratory, decided to fill that hole in 1880 by starting the Boston Conservatory of Elocution, Oratory, and Dramatic Art. The school would undergo two more name changes, to Monroe Conservatory of Oratory and later Emerson College of Oratory before eventually becoming Emerson College as it is today.
Tuition Information
Student Life
Total Enrollment: 4,322
Institution Size: 1,000 - 4,999
Campus Setting: 
Urban
Religious Affiliation: Not applicable
Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
School Calendar Type: Semester
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Admissions Information
Total Undergrad Enrollment: 3,450
Total Grad Enrollment: 872
Admissions Requirements:
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September 14, 2010
The professors. Emerson gets some extremely smart professors (at least for WLP and Photography, can't attest to much else) from great universities. They have a wealth of real-world knowledge that...
The student body. Emerson seems to attract the same, cookie-cutter hipsters, making for a very "vanilla" college experience. There isn't a lot of diversity, especially when it comes to people's...
April 16, 2011
Emerson College is a place for doers, self-starters, and entrepreneurs who are taught to approach the world by combining technical skills and knowledge with raw, edgy, creative imagination and...
When I entered Emerson College in 1996, I quickly discovered that it wasn’t an academically rigorous place, which was important to me. Had I not been fortunate enough to be part of the Honors...
October 29, 2010
Location, location, location! What drew me to this school was the fact that it was in heart of Boston. Emerson doesn't have much of a traditional campus, but the whole city is our playground. If...
I would have to say the student body. The school was not diverse at all even though they tried to promote themselves this way. I didn't mind it very much because many of the people I met were...
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Student Voice
Another awesome thing is The location. You can't get more urban, or closer to the city. Downtown Boston is never boring.
I wish I knew That the student population would be so lame.
Every student at this school needs A BlackBerry or iPhone.
Every student at this school needs A cigarette, trendy clothing, thick glasses. Kidding, but really a T pass.