Emmanuel College

Location and Contact Information

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Overview

Emmanuel College Boston, commonly referred to as Emmanuel College, is a private, four-year, Catholic, liberal arts institute located in Boston, Massachusetts, United states. It was established in the year 1919 as a women’s college by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. It became coeducational in the year 2001. It offers enrollment to more than 2,000 students.

Emmanuel College Boston offers majors in the areas of arts, biology, management, performance arts, education, languages, gender and women’s studies, religious studies, mathematics, information technology, and sociology, among others. Online courses in various subjects are also available.

Students of Emmanuel College are involved in a large number of clubs and organizations. These include the Art Club, Emmanuel College History Organization, Emmanuel College Theater Guild, America Reads, Black Student Union, ACCENT - Multicultural Club, Campus DJs, and Filmmakers at Emmanuel. The college's student literary magazine is called the “Bang!” The college's on-campus newspaper is called “Le Renard.”

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management, media, therapy and counseling, and liberal arts.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High female/male ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,412 in 2009-2010 (2,162 full-time equivalent).

About 27% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 73% of the class.

Undergrads are 89% of enrolled students and graduate students are 11%.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Emmanuel provides on-campus housing for 1,184 of its 2,162 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Emmanuel offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (185 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (18 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (30 awarded)

• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (128 awarded)

• American History (United States)
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (34 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Neuroscience

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (46 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

SCIENCE (19 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biostatistics
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (56 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Psychology