Student-Faculty Ratio
16:1
Full-Time Student Population
4,143
Part-Time Student Population
398
Full-Time Instructional Faculty
185
Part-Time Instructional Faculty
253
Faculty with Terminal Degree
72%
Average Faculty Salary
$79,437
Full-Time Retention Rate
88%
Part-Time Retention Rate
100%
Programs/Majors Offered
26
Academic/Career Counseling?
Yes
Class Sizes
- Fewer than 20 Students: 62%
- 20 to 49 Students: 34%
- 50 or More Students: 4%
Instructional Programs
Occupational:
NoAcademic:
YesContinuing Professional:
NoRecreational/Avocational:
NoAdult Basic Remedial:
NoSecondary (High School):
NoSpecial Credit Opportunities
Advanced Placement (AP) Credits:
YesDual Credit:
YesLife Experience Credits:
YesUndergraduate Schools/Divisions
- School of Communication
- School of the Arts
Degrees Awarded
- Bachelor's degree
- Doctorate - Research/scholarship
- Master's degree
Most Popular Majors
- Cinematography and Video Production: 6%
- Creative Writing: 9%
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General: 8%
- Radio and Television: 7%
Special Study Options
- Distance learning opportunities
- Study abroad
- Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Best Places to Study
- Boston Common
- Boston Public Library
- Emerson Library
- Off-campus student lounge in Piano Row
- The Public Gardens
- Various study lounges in Piano Row
- Various study lounges on the sixth floor of the Walker Building (120 Boylston St.)
Tips to Succeed
- Be sure about what you want to study before coming here.
- Do not wait until 10 minutes before class to print out your paper in a lab; disaster is bound to strike.
- Go to class.
- Join student organizations; they'll help you get hands-on experience in your field, and begin to know whether you want to do it for the rest of your life.
- Move off campus sophomore year; you'll grow up faster.
- Take tons of internships (yes, it's that important).
- Take tons of internships.
- Use professors and their office hours as much as possible.