Massachusetts students paid $46,852 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $2,020 more than the $44,832 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 80 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 688 students received grants or scholarships totaling $13.1 million and 483 students took out student loans totaling more than $6 million.
Including all undergraduates (4,573), 2,447 students used grants or scholarships totaling $47.8 million, and 1,979 students took out $13.9 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~594 | $41,052 | $42,908 | $44,832 | $46,852 | 14.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Emerson College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 140 | 15% | $710,005 | $5,071 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 37 | 4% | $78,000 | $2,108 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 682 | 73% | $12,351,647 | $18,111 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 688 | 74% | $13,139,652 | $19,098 |
| Federal student loans | 478 | 51% | $2,766,804 | $5,788 |
| Other student loans | 119 | 13% | $3,261,666 | $27,409 |
| Student loan aid | 483 | 52% | $6,028,470 | $12,481 |
| Total student aid | 742 | 80% | - | - |
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