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Emmanuel College

Boston, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Emmanuel College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Boston, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 1,983 students in fall 2024, including 1,909 undergraduates and 74 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Emmanuel College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 57 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Biology, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 454 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

1,983
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
454
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
57
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 57

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 6
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Health Professions 4
Education 5
Social Sciences 8
Psychology 3
English Language and Literature 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Communication and Journalism 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Physical Sciences 2
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
79%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
412
Master's degrees
40
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,983
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,909
Graduate students, fall 2024
74
Full-time, fall 2024
93%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,249
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,131
Graduate students, 2024-25
118
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
76%
Men
24%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
14%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Beth Ross
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact

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