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University or college · Private nonprofit

Emmanuel College

Boston, MA135 online only

Emmanuel College is a private nonprofit college in Boston, MA, with about 1,924 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,924
plus 135 studying only online
Admission rate
76%
lower than at 53% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$26,706
higher than at 76% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
68%
higher than at 73% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$68,245
higher than at 92% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Emmanuel College?

76%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
600–670
SAT math
570–670

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1250.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $65,252 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $48,550Room & board $18,280Books & supplies $1,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $26,706.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$24,008

About $96,032 over 4 years · 63% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
68%
within 6 years · Pell students 63%
Come back for year two
79%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$68,245
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $4,182 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

71%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 88% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Biology 21%Business 16%Health professions 15%Social sciences 10%Psychology 9%Education 7%Everything else 22%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing51 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General46 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$69k4 yrs out
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology34 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$62k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies33 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$60k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods29 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$56k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations26 graduates a year · typical debt $24,719
$66k4 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences20 graduates a year · typical debt $25,964
—not reported
Marketing20 graduates a year · typical debt $26,611
$78k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,854 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 63%Hispanic 18%Black 8%Asian 5%Two or more 3%International 1%

Women and men

Women 76%Men 24%
13 : 1
students per teacher
22%
get Pell grants (lower income)
61%
take federal loans
3%
undergrads 25 or older
2%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Boston

15% of Boston’s 672,973 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Boston pages.

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Straight-line distances from Emmanuel College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.