Emmanuel College, Massachusetts

At Emmanuel, everything we do - every decision, every initiative, every investment - is animated by the joyful belief that "education is the greatest work on earth." We celebrate this conviction whenever we see students' lives transformed and whenever we witness our graduates advancing a more just and peaceful world.

Emmanuel stands in the heart of Boston-at the intersection of the 2,000-year-old Catholic intellectual tradition and tomorrow's top careers. Here faculty engage students in a rigorous liberal arts and sciences curriculum, challenging them to think imaginatively and critically and to express themselves with power and precision. Throughout our thriving global city, students intern with leading organizations in business, finance, media, science and the law.

Our students also collaborate with faculty on original scholarship and research, gaining exceptional preparation for graduate school and a wide range of professions. Through more than 90 co-curricular activities and organizations, students grow as scholars, artists, volunteers and athletes while forming relationships that last a lifetime.

To educate students in a dynamic learning community rooted in the liberal arts and sciences and shaped by strong ethical values, a commitment to social justice and service, the Catholic intellectual tradition and the global mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

Emmanuel will be widely esteemed as the college in the heart of Boston that leads the nation in combining an extraordinary liberal arts and sciences education in the Catholic intellectual tradition with a commitment to strong relationships, ethical values and service to others. Students will choose Emmanuel as the place to develop in every respect while preparing for lives of leadership, professional achievement, global engagement and profound purpose.

Emmanuel College—a Catholic, coeducational, residential, liberal arts and sciences college in Boston—has been educating critical thinkers, ethical decision makers and community leaders since 1919.

Founded in 1919 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as the first Catholic college for women in New England, Emmanuel today is a coeducational, residential college with a 17-acre campus in the heart of Boston's educational, scientific, cultural and medical communities. Emmanuel enrolls more than 2,500 students including 1,800 traditional undergraduate students from 28 states and territories and 52 countries.

At Emmanuel College, excellence in the liberal arts and sciences intersects with experiential learning opportunities, including student-faculty collaboration on research and scholarship; internships with an array of corporations, institutions and nonprofits; service learning; study abroad programs; and scores of co-curricular activities that promote engagement and leadership. The College offers more than 50 majors, minors and concentrations in the liberal arts and sciences, along with graduate programs in education, nursing and management.

Emmanuel College is a values-based community that fosters a free exchange of ideas in which all questions—including those touching on faith, ethics and values—are discussed openly and vibrantly.A strong sense of community allows students to connect easily with each other and faculty mentors, forming enduring relationships that enhance learning.An Emmanuel College education challenges students to become leaders and professionals who are critical thinkers, ethical decision makers and engaged members of the local community and global society.

Emmanuel is a place where students drive the research behind scientific breakthroughs. Captain championship teams alongside fellow athletes who become everlasting friends. Gain valuable connections to companies and organizations that help them develop real-world skills and a strong resume.There are no halfway measures when it comes to happiness: it drives from giving your all to the passions and pursuits that move you. You’re ready to put your all into something bold and ambitious.

There is simply no other place like Emmanuel College. If you believe, as we do, that education opens doors, empowers and transforms; if you insist, as we do, that the world of ideas demands diversity… then this is your place. We are a coed, residential Catholic liberal arts and sciences college with over 2500 undergraduate and graduate students representing 35 countries and 33 states and territories. We sit on 17 acres in the midst of the excitement, resources and culture of Boston. Our neighbors are the world-class surgeons of the Longwood Medical area, the Monets and Gauguins of the Museum of Fine Arts… and 250,000 college students at institutions across the city.

Emmanuel College is home to students from 48 countries and welcomes applicants from around the globe.At Emmanuel, international students include non-U.S. citizens and non-permanent residents. While need-based aid is not available to international students, a number of merit scholarships are awarded each year.

We invite transfer students from community colleges and four-year institutions to apply for admission for the fall or spring semester.Students applying for the fall semester should have all application materials postmarked or submitted electronically no later than April 1, while students applying for the spring semester must have all materials postmarked by December 1.

Emmanuel is a residential, coed, Catholic liberal arts and sciences college located in the heart of Boston's Fenway neighborhood, alongside the world-renowned institutions of the Longwood Academic and Medical Area.

In 1919, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, an international Catholic religious congregation, opened Emmanuel College as the first Catholic college for women in New England. Deeply committed to education, the Sisters founded the College to provide women with educational opportunities they might not have had otherwise. For more than 80 years, Emmanuel served proudly as a Catholic liberal arts and sciences college for women and enjoyed a reputation for academic rigor and a commitment to social justice. In 2001, the College officially became a coeducational institution, expanding its educational mission to include young men in its undergraduate arts and sciences program. As the College prepares to celebrate its Centennial is 2019, it does so as a thriving, future-focused institution, still deeply committed to the tenets of its founding.