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What Emerson College costs

Boston, Massachusetts · Private · 3,870 undergrads

Emerson College's sticker price was $82,669 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $49,215 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $49,140.

What does Emerson College cost?

$49,215 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $82,669.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$49,140
$30,000–$48,000$43,321
$48,000–$75,000$42,830
$75,000–$110,000$47,619
over $110,000$59,402

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$49,140
$30,000–$48,000$43,321
$48,000–$75,000$42,830
$75,000–$110,000$47,619
Over $110,000$59,402

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 41% off Emerson College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Emerson College cost more than Bentley University, Clark University and Brandeis University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Emerson College$42,830$49,215
Bentley University$27,820$38,969
Clark University$26,236$29,446
Brandeis University$17,007$30,606

The sticker price

$59,044
Tuition, 2025-26
$82,669
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
20%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$26,997
average grant for students who got aid.
36%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$23,250
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Emerson College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $49,140 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $82,669. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Emerson College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Emerson College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $43,321 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $82,669. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Emerson College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Emerson College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $42,830 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $82,669. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Emerson College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers