Private nonprofit · College

Emmanuel College

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city

75.6%
Admit rate
$26,706
Avg net price
68%
Graduation rate
$68,245
Median earnings

Emmanuel College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Boston, Massachusetts (large city setting), enrolling 1,854 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,854 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 76% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Emmanuel College's admitted students.

Admit rate
75.6%
SAT (mid 50%)
1170–1340
Avg GPA (est.)
3.54

Enter a test score to see where you land against Emmanuel College's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Emmanuel College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. In 1630, settlers led by John Winthrop arrived, and found Shawmut Peninsula nearly empty of Native people. Most had died of European diseases borne by earlier settlers and traders. Boston shares many cultural roots with greater New England, including a dialect of the non-rhotic Eastern New England accent known as the Boston accent and a regional cuisine with a large emphasis on seafood, salt, and dairy products. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
3 miles to Boston, MA
To the ocean
3 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Boston Logan (BOS) · major hub

How Emmanuel College compares

Selectivity75.6%

More selective than 53% · #37 most selective of 63 in Massachusetts

SAT average1250

Higher than 70%

Graduation rate68%

Higher than 73% · #36 of 66 in Massachusetts

First-year retention79%

Higher than 58%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$68,245

Higher than 81% · #27 of 67 in Massachusetts

Average net price$26,706

Cheaper than 24% · #32 cheapest of 65 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment1,854

Larger than 55%

Percentiles compare Emmanuel College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Massachusetts.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,928students
  • Undergraduate1,85496%
  • Graduate744%

Undergraduates by gender

1,854undergrads
  • Women1,40376%
  • Men45124%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White63%
  • Black7.8%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Asian4.9%
  • Other or multiracial6.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,854
Graduate enrollment
74
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
22%
First-generation students
21%
Students over 25
3%
Median family income
$86,708
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$97,092
Endowment
$173,207,388

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
75.6%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1170–1340
SAT average
1250
SAT reading
600–670
SAT math
570–670
ACT composite
Average GPA (estimated)
3.54

Cost

In-state tuition
$48,550
Room & board
$18,280
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$65,252
Average net price
$26,706

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
68%
Graduated on time (4 years)
59%
First-year retention
79%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,180
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$68,245
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
61%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
68%

About 8% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
59%
Low-income (Pell)
66%
First-generation
65%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,464
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
79%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
390 (167 men · 223 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)169
Soccer56
Lacrosse54
Volleyball45
Basketball34
Softball22
Golf10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
9
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,983 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.0reported offenses a year
3.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.7
Rape
1.0
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$20,399
$30–48k
$20,611
$48–75k
$24,008
$75–110k
$26,577
$110k+
$30,832

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$100,342

$24,008/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$28,933
average award, among those who get one

Emmanuel College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $28,933. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 568 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$68,245
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
40%
Out-earn a HS grad
74%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$63,778
Men
$66,768

Men out-earn women by $2,990 (5%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
49.4″
Annual snow
49.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jamaica Plain, MA US station (2.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.