Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Emerson Boston is largely skewed towards women students, with 64.4% of undergraduate students being women and 35.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 4,117, with 2,652 women and 1,465 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Emerson Boston is greatly skewed towards women students, with 87.6% of undergraduate students being women and 12.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,783, with 1,562 women and 221 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 35.6% 1,465 students
- women 64.4% 2,652 students
Graduate Students
- men 12.4% 221 students
- women 87.6% 1,562 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 56.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,326 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 11.9% of the student body, with 489 students. Asian students represent 5.5% of the population, with 228 students, while African American students account for 4.5%, with 184 students. Mixed race students account for 4.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 168 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 4 students.
International students make up 15.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 634 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.0% of the population, totaling 82 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Emerson Boston.
Undergraduate Students
- White 56.5% 2,326 students
- International students 15.4% 634 students
- Hispanic 11.9% 489 students
- Asian 5.5% 228 students
- African American 4.5% 184 students
- Mixed race 4.1% 168 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 82 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Graduate Students
- White 54.0% 960 students
- Hispanic 19.1% 340 students
- African American 8.0% 142 students
- International students 5.6% 100 students
- Asian 5.3% 94 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 70 students
- Unknown race 3.9% 69 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 4 students
Transfer Students
- White 51.4% 94 students
- Hispanic 15.3% 28 students
- International students 14.2% 26 students
- African American 7.7% 14 students
- Asian 5.5% 10 students
- Mixed race 4.9% 9 students
- Unknown race 1.1% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 45% 1,852 students
- 18-19 43% 1,773 students
- 22-24 10% 392 students
- 25-29 1% 50 students
- 30-34 0% 7 students
- 50-64 0% 1 students
- 25-29 36% 645 students
- 22-24 29% 525 students
- 30-34 16% 280 students
- 35-39 8% 141 students
- 40-49 8% 134 students
- 50-64 2% 42 students
- 20-21 1% 15 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Emerson College in the 2022 academic year.
State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
California | 136 | 18.16% | |
New York | 97 | 12.95% | |
New Jersey | 77 | 10.28% | |
Connecticut | 41 | 5.47% | |
Florida | 38 | 5.07% | |
Texas | 34 | 4.54% | |
Pennsylvania | 29 | 3.87% | |
Maryland | 27 | 3.60% | |
New Hampshire | 25 | 3.34% | |
Virginia | 25 | 3.34% | |
Maine | 20 | 2.67% | |
North Carolina | 20 | 2.67% | |
Illinois | 19 | 2.54% | |
Colorado | 14 | 1.87% | |
Georgia | 14 | 1.87% | |
Rhode Island | 12 | 1.60% | |
Washington | 11 | 1.47% | |
Oregon | 10 | 1.34% | |
Arizona | 9 | 1.20% | |
Michigan | 8 | 1.07% | |
Minnesota | 8 | 1.07% | |
Ohio | 8 | 1.07% | |
Vermont | 8 | 1.07% | |
Hawaii | 5 | less than 1% | |
Wisconsin | 5 | less than 1% | |
Kansas | 4 | less than 1% | |
Missouri | 4 | less than 1% | |
Puerto Rico | 4 | less than 1% | |
South Carolina | 4 | less than 1% | |
Delaware | 3 | less than 1% | |
Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
New Mexico | 3 | less than 1% | |
Tennessee | 3 | less than 1% | |
Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
District of Columbia | 2 | less than 1% | |
Iowa | 2 | less than 1% | |
Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
Nebraska | 2 | less than 1% | |
Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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