Hampshire College vs Emerson Boston

Hampshire College and Emerson College, both located in Massachusetts, offer distinct educational experiences for prospective students. Hampshire College, known for its innovative approach to liberal arts education, boasts a low acceptance rate of 44%, while Emerson College, renowned for its focus on communication and the arts, has a slightly higher acceptance rate of 50%. In terms of student demographics, Hampshire College has a diverse student body with 44% female and 56% male students, while Emerson College has a more balanced gender ratio with 52% female and 48% male students. When it comes to popular majors, Hampshire College offers a wide range of interdisciplinary programs, with popular choices including Social Justice and Community Organizing, Environmental Studies, and Creative Writing, while Emerson College specializes in communication and the arts, with popular majors such as Journalism, Media Arts Production, and Theatre and Performance. With graduation rates of 75% and 78% respectively, both institutions provide students with the

	Emerson College	Hampshire College
Overview
Location	Boston, Massachusetts	Amherst, Massachusetts
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	87.0%	72.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	45.3%	75.1%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $65
SAT range	1200 - 1400	N/A
ACT range	28 - 32	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	28.0%
Students submitting ACT score	12.0%
Total number of applicants	11,568	1,340
Total number of admissions given out	5,238	1,007
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,058	133
Yield rate	20.2%	13.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$73,450	$66,658
Average net price	$48,842	$30,168
Tuition	$51,264	$51,000
Room & board	$19,144	Room/dormitory: $8,520 Meal plan: $5,912
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	80.0% Average amount $25,433	100.0% Average amount $36,653
Students receiving federal student loan	50.0% Average amount $5,314	64.0% Average amount $4,793
Students taking out private loans	13.0% Average amount $28,643	1.0% Average amount $8,793

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	4,117 Men 35.6% Women 64.4%	472 Men 38.1% Women 61.9%
Graduate students	1,783 Men 12.4% Women 87.6%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	12.4%	6.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	2,583	1,180
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	California New York New Jersey Connecticut Florida	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Visual & Performing Arts Health Professions Communication and Journalism English Language and Literature Education	Visual & Performing Arts English Language and Literature Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences Ethnic Studies
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	78.8%	62.4%
Dropout rate	20.5%	37.3%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,751 Year 2: $56,776 Year 3: $62,323 Marketing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,791 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: $59,256 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,510 Year 2: $44,327 Year 3: $53,692 Communication and Media Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,045 Year 2: $48,432 Year 3: $50,740 Publishing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,317 Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: $48,728 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,632 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $46,462 Journalism (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,675 Year 2: $38,953 Year 3: $45,255 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $36,872 Year 2: $40,140 Year 3: $43,252 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,439 Year 2: $28,212 Year 3: $42,141 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,600 Year 3: $41,506	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,720 Year 2: $19,829 Year 3: $23,704

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