77%
Graduation Rate
87%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Emerson College, the graduation rate is 77 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 87 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 56.71% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with larger programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 711 students out of 922 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Emerson College.
By gender, 260 male and 451 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 922 | 711 | 77.11% |
|---|
| Men | 341 | 260 | 76.25% |
|---|
| Women | 581 | 451 | 77.62% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Emerson College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 69.57%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 88.24%
- Hispanic: 77.17%
- White: 77.99%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 75.76%
- Unknown: 81.25%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(2/2) |
100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Asian | 69.57%(32/46) |
57.89%(11/19) |
77.78%(21/27) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 88.24%(30/34) |
88.89%(8/9) |
88.00%(22/25) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 77.17%(98/127) |
79.07%(34/43) |
76.19%(64/84) |
|---|
| White | 77.99%(404/518) |
77.23%(156/202) |
78.48%(248/316) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(1/1) |
- |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 75.76%(25/33) |
78.57%(11/14) |
73.68%(14/19) |
|---|
| Unknown | 81.25%(13/16) |
85.71%(6/7) |
77.78%(7/9) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Emerson College, 106 of 145 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 73.10%.