Emerson Comparisons

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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for Emerson College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$39,284 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$45,248 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$45,136 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$40,090 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$41,444 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$41,148 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$45,270 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	$45,710 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for Emerson College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$4,620 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$11,046 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$13,646 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$5,340 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$9,106 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$13,648 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$96 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$13,424 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$3,944 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$11,024 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$11,504 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$10,120 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$16,406 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$14,172 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$1,811 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$10,182 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$8,122 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Springfield College Springfield, MA	$11,882 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emmanuel College Boston, MA	$8,506 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$9,342 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$9,962 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$7,444 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$6,904 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$16,526 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gordon College Wenham, MA	$26,356 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA	$13,731 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Emerson College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$40,246 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$46,125 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$46,489 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$46,190 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$39,127 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$49,674 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$36,012 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$37,998 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$45,742 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$40,482 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$37,424 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maine Orono, ME	$43,730 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$37,082 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$49,716 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$49,592 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$57,056 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$48,103 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$37,854 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$48,057 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$49,604 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$48,225 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$48,484 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$41,084 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$41,352 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$57,056 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$41,848 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$41,848 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$48,431 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$42,776 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Emerson College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$5,740 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$5,632 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$11,630 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$10,194 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$10,720 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$12,258 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$8,472 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$14,356 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$14,789 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$7,859 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$5,356 higher in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$11,212 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$1,576 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$10,756 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$5,632 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$13,250 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$7,924 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$10,024 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$12,832 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$13,974 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$4,036 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$8,342 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$8,438 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$7,025 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$3,766 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$604 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$3,886 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$6,494 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$10,504 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$3,073 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$9,306 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$2,218 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$13,286 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$10,234 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$7,946 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$3,656 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$13,632 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$1,294 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$5,749 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$12,544 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$4,789 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$1,638 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$10,544 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$3,516 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$11,904 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$4,379 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$6,406 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$10,476 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$15,936 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Emerson College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$5,560 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$12,862 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$3,436 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$5,301 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$4,237 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$7,928 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$9,984 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$4,342 higher in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$1,715 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$7,916 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$24 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$335 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$1,576 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$8,200 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$7,772 higher in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$2,704 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$1,296 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$4,670 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$16,484 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$2,658 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$17,256 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026