Emerson College

120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116-4624
http://www.emerson.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1880
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	3,373
Endowment	N/A
Application Deadline	January 5
Application Fee	60
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	January 5
Tuition	25,834
Room/Board	10,870

Services
Associated Firms	Boston Lyric Oprea, CBS Productions, Cone LLC, Creative Artists Agency, Disney Channel, Eaton Publishing, Esquire Magazine, Houghton Mifflin publishing, Intel, Little Brown & Company, Saraphim Films, Sony Pictures, Trinity Communications, USA Network, VH-
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Museums	Cutler Majestic Theatre, historic 1,200-seat proscenium theater; Tufte Performance and Production Center, 11-story teaching facility housing two television studios, makeup lab, costume shop, theatre design/technology center, and two performance and rehearsal theaters; WERS-FM, Boston's oldest noncommercial broadcaster; Levy Marketing Suite; Journalism Studios, featuring a digital newsroom and broadcasting studio with control room; Robbins Speech, Langauage and Hearing Center, one of seven clinics/programs for speech and hearing therapy; TRF, which coordinates television, radio and film facilities; Rotch Field, a newly-constructed athletic field with a synthetic surface for outdoor sports. A new 12-story college center and residence hall to open in 2006 and renovated Paramount Theater complex to open in 2008.
Basic Services	health service
Museums	Cutler Majestic Theatre, historic 1,200-seat proscenium theater; Tufte Performance and Production Center, 11-story teaching facility housing two television studios, makeup lab, costume shop, theatre design/technology center, and two performance and rehearsal theaters; WERS-FM, Boston's oldest noncommercial broadcaster; Levy Marketing Suite; Journalism Studios, featuring a digital newsroom and broadcasting studio with control room; Robbins Speech, Langauage and Hearing Center, one of seven clinics/programs for speech and hearing therapy; TRF, which coordinates television, radio and film facilities; Rotch Field, a newly-constructed athletic field with a synthetic surface for outdoor sports. A new 12-story college center and residence hall to open in 2006 and renovated Paramount Theater complex to open in 2008.
Periodical Subs	642
# of Books	173,513
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	79%
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	3%
Students in sororities	3%
Campus Size	10 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	42%
College housing types	coed dorms (100%)
Popular Events	The EVVYs digital and media arts awards show, Spring Musical, Hand-Me-Down Night (senior recognition event).
Nearest Airport	Boston, MA (8), Providence, RI (55)
Nearest Train	Boston, MA (1)
Army ROTC	Not offered
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook
Number of Organizations	66
# of fraternities	4
# of sororities	3
Students in fraternities	3%
Students in sororities	3%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Berkeley Beacon (weekly, during the academic year)
Honor Societies	Gold Key, Lambda Pi Eta (national honor society for communications)
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Newman Club, Hillel, Goodnews Fellowship, Islamic Community of Emerson, Center for Spiritual Life.
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Amigos (Latino student organization), ASIA (Asian Students for Intercultural Awareness), EBONI (Emerson's Black Organization with Natural Interests), EI-Emerson International (international students organization).
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Amnesty International, Communication, Politics & Law Association, Developed Images (photo magazine), Digital Media Group, Earth Emerson (environmental group), EmComm (student-run marketing agency), Emerson Channel (campus TV), Emerson Comedy Workshop, Emerson Dance Company, Emerson Records, Emerson Songwriters Alliance, Emersonian (yearbook), Film Arts Society, Frames Per Second (film production group), gauge (magazine), Lauph (humor magazine), JSONS-Journalism Students Online News Service, Mercutio (theatre troupe), Musical Theatre Society, National Broadcasting Society (student chapter), NSSLHA (national student speech-language-hearing association), Radio-Television News Directors Association, Rareworks Theatre, SGA (student government), Society of Professional Journalists, spec. (screenwriter's club), Undergraduate Writiers Network, WERS & WECB radio stations.