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Emerson Demographics & Diversity Report

What does the Emerson student population look like? College Factual wanted to know the facts so we ran the numbers. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, age and geographic origins of college campuses accross the United States. The results of the Emerson College <nil> diversity report are below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Emerson Student Population

How Many Students Attend Emerson College?

Emerson total enrollment is approximately 5,115 students. 3,626 are undergraduates and 1,044 are graduate students.

Emerson Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Emerson undergraduate population is made up of 63% women, and 37% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Emerson Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,126
International	480
Hispanic	454
Asian	186
Black or African American	147
Multi-Ethnic	146
Unknown	83
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Emerson Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 85% of full-time grad students are women, and 15% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Emerson Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	610
Hispanic	172
International	74
Black or African American	69
Unknown	45
Asian	38
Multi-Ethnic	29
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Emerson Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,970
Hispanic	718
International	573
Black or African American	251
Asian	248
Multi-Ethnic	190
Unknown	153
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	4

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Emerson College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	785
Black or African American	74
Asian	39
Multi-Ethnic	14
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Emerson.

Emerson Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 3,527 female students and 1,588 male students at Emerson.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Emerson is unknown or unavailable.

There are more male teachers than female teachers at this school.

More about Emerson faculty.

There are approximately 519 female teachers and 523 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Emerson ranks 99 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

78.15% of Emerson students come from out of state, and 7.6% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 38 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Massachusetts	175
California	107
New York	79
New Jersey	78
Connecticut	51

International Students at Emerson

Students from 70 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, Taiwan, and India.

Learn more about international students at Emerson.

Above Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Emerson, 75.64% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
20-21	1,740
18-19	1,633
22-24	610
25-29	285
35 and over	78
30-34	71
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Image Credit: By McDonald & Gill under License

• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.