BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Emmanuel College

Boston, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·emmanuel.edu
6-yr Graduation
68%
-20.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,983
peer median 2,074
Avg net price
$31,569
+$6.7k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
6,099
6,099 candidates competed
Admitted
4,614
75.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
516
11.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
68%-20.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
59%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
68%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
63%
Non-Pell
71%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 48 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
48
Passing
15
31.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

48programs
  • Passing15 · 31.2%
  • No Data33 · 68.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
15
No data
33

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

15
International/Globalization Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+29.9%
$51,255 vs $39,449
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+39.6%
$93,407 vs $66,899
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+41.6%
$55,866 vs $39,449
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+45.4%
$57,341 vs $39,449
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+47.9%
$58,364 vs $39,449
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+51.3%
$101,231 vs $66,899
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+52.2%
$60,022 vs $39,449
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+52.4%
$60,110 vs $39,449

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

12
International/Globalization Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
53%
$27,000 debt · $51,255 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
48%
$27,000 debt · $55,866 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
47%
$27,000 debt · $57,341 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,364 earn
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
45%
$26,983 debt · $60,022 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
44%
$26,602 debt · $60,110 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
44%
$27,000 debt · $62,013 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
42%
$27,000 debt · $63,616 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1933Next review Jun 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 4

  1. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Sep 2013Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$26,767
$30–48k$27,336
$48–75k$29,300
$75–110k$30,863
$110k+$34,351

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$31,569
+$6,657vs Baccalaureate median $24,913
Federal loans
61.7%
In-state tuition
$46,686
Out-of-state
$46,686

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 572 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $13.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
572
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.4M
$3,386,688 total
Direct Loans
$13.0M
2,190 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.4M
797 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.2M
1,136 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$208K
21 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.2M
236 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 503 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
503
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.2%
2017
4.6%
2018
4.4%
2019
1.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Emmanuel College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

452 total completions
01Biological Sciences
8017.7%
02Business
7516.6%
03Health Professions
5913.1%
04Education
5812.8%
05Social Sciences
5011.1%
06Psychology
419.1%
07Communication
276.0%
08Liberal Arts
245.3%
09English Language
235.1%
10History
153.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,983
12-mo unduplicated
2,231
Undergraduate
2,113
Graduate
118

Gender split

Men
22%495
Women
78%1,736

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.0%
Hispanic
14.4%
Black
6.9%
Asian
4.4%
Two or more
3.1%
Unknown
3.1%
Non-resident
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
238
119 M · 119 W
Women athletes
50.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$15K
$24K
Head-coach salaries
$12K
$15K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
41 M · 68 W
$136K
Soccer
28 M · 25 W
$154K
Lacrosse
26 M · 21 W
$172K
Volleyball
22 M · 20 W
$110K
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$199K
Softball
· 18 W
$102K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.99
4 offenses · 2,012 students

3-year trend

2.572 yrs ago0.511 yr ago1.99Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
3
Aggravated assault
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs05
Liquor073

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
108

Emmanuel College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Emmanuel College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectEmmanuel College
68%1,983$31,569Baccalaureate
Williams College
94%8.3%2,164$14,852Baccalaureate
Gordon College
69%69.2%1,595$24,817Baccalaureate
Amherst College
94%9.0%1,914$18,246Baccalaureate
Wellesley College
92%14.0%2,407$25,008Baccalaureate
Mount Holyoke College
84%36.0%2,275$29,562Baccalaureate
Peer group median88%14.0%2,074$24,913

Frequently asked questions about Emmanuel College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Emmanuel College.

What is the graduation rate at Emmanuel College?

Emmanuel College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Emmanuel College?

Emmanuel College reports a total enrollment of 1,983 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Emmanuel College?

The average net price at Emmanuel College is $31,569 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Emmanuel College?

Emmanuel College's yield rate is 11.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Emmanuel College located?

Emmanuel College is located in Boston, Massachusetts 02115.

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