Student Population at Emerson

Total Enrollment

5,891

Undergraduate

4,155

Graduate

1,736

Online Enrollment

845

Men Students

1,664

Women Students

4,227

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,891 students have enrolled at Emerson College - 4,155 undergraduate and 1,736 graduate.

By gender, 1,664 male and 4,227 female students are attending Emerson College. By attendance status, there are 5,340 full-time students and 551 part-time students.

The number of students at Emerson College is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bay Path University and Bentley University, its population is average (average population is 4,942).

Emerson College offers online degree/certificate programs and 845 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Emerson College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,664 male and 4,227 female students attending Emerson. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.39 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Emerson.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Emerson
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,155	4,104	51
Men	1,444	1,425	19
Women	2,711	2,679	32

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Emerson
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,736	1,236	500
Men	220	169	51
Women	1,516	1,067	449

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,222 White students (54.69%) and 804 Hispanic students (13.65%) at Emerson College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Emerson College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Emerson College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	229	84	145
Black or African American	201	51	150
Hispanic	472	159	313
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	2,299	847	1,452
Two or More Races	190	70	120
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	83	29	54
Total	4,155	1,444	2,711

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Emerson College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	0	5
Asian	86	9	77
Black or African American	145	16	129
Hispanic	332	26	306
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	923	117	806
Two or More Races	70	12	58
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	69	16	53
Total	1,736	220	1,516

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,627 students whose age under twenty five and 619 students whose age is over thirty years old at Emerson College.

Especially, 36 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Emerson College.

Population by Student Age at Emerson College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,155	1,444	2,711
Under 18	36	7	29
18-19	1,790	548	1,242
20-21	1,856	662	1,194
22-24	415	193	222
25-29	41	23	18
30-34	12	7	5
35-39	3	2	1
40-49	2	2	0
Total	4,155	1,444	2,711

Population by Student Age at Emerson College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,736	220	1,516
20-21	19	1	18
22-24	511	59	452
25-29	604	84	520
30-34	293	37	256
35-39	131	17	114
40-49	135	16	119
50-64	42	6	36
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	1,736	220	1,516

Online Student Population

At Emerson College, 1,302 students (22.10% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 845 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 65 students live in Massachusetts where Emerson College is located in and 773 students have enrolled from other states.