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Welcome to the Heart of Boston

The Heart of Boston is more than just a place, it’s an idea, a set of values and beliefs, and a metaphor for who we are and our role in the intellectual and cultural life of our great city.

Who We Are

While we've been around for over 100 years, we're far from traditional.

Innovative Technology Fit for the Modern Business World

Within Emmanuel College's School of Business & Management, students learn more than just theory. They gain hands-on training of modern technology platforms used in today's leading business environments.

"Tight-knit" means a 13:1 student faculty ratio

Get to know Emmanuel College

Emmanuel College is a Catholic, coeducational liberal arts and sciences college. Founded in 1919, Emmanuel is located on a 17-acre campus at 400 The Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts, with five academic schools and more than 80 majors, minors, and concentrations.

The college’s campus is at the prime intersection of education, science, culture, business, medicine and technology, giving students direct access to world-class research, learning, and experiential opportunities. The city's labs, hospitals, studios, and boardrooms aren't a commute from campus, they're part of how Emmanuel students learn. The Emmanuel community is located in a part of the city simply pulsing with activity – arts, athletics, dining, recreation, music and more.
 
Emmanuel’s 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students cultivate a strong intellectual, ethical and intellectual foundation as they contribute to a close-knit community and engage in extraordinary opportunities for learning and growth. Across all five academic schools, faculty provide students with unwavering support and collaborate with them on original research and scholarship. At the heart of the Emmanuel College community is a commitment to social justice rooted in the founding vision of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, who believe that “education is the greatest work on Earth.”

17 acres of inspiration

400 The Fenway isn't just a pin location.

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More About Emmanuel

Yes — Emmanuel College was founded in 1919 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as the first Catholic college for women in New England, and has been coeducational since 2001. It remains a Catholic, liberal arts and sciences college today, with that identity expressed through ethics and service woven into campus life rather than treated as a separate requirement layered on top.

Emmanuel College sits on a 17-acre campus at 400 The Fenway, right at the intersection of Boston's education, healthcare, research, and culture — hospitals, labs, museums, and Fenway Park are all within walking distance. Students aren't commuting into the city for opportunity; the city is already where campus is, from class to internships to a Saturday afternoon at the MFA.

Emmanuel enrolls about 1,800 full-time undergraduates, making it one of the more close-knit colleges in Boston's Fenway/Longwood neighborhood — small enough that professors know your name, spread across five academic schools with real breadth. As one of five schools part of the Colleges of the Fenway consortium, Emmanuel students are a part of a shared academic community that represents over 15,000 students and 700 full-time faculty, all in the same neighborhood.

Emmanuel College is organized into five academic schools offering more than 80 majors, minors, and areas of study, from the liberal arts and sciences to business, nursing, and education. That structure lets students pursue a specific major while still drawing on faculty and coursework across schools, rather than being boxed into a single track. Emmanuel's School of Business & Management, for example, pairs classroom theory with hands-on training on the technology platforms used in today's business environments.

Emmanuel College has a 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio, one of the closer ratios among colleges in the Boston area. In practice, that means smaller classes and more direct access to faculty — students work alongside professors on original research and scholarship rather than mainly interacting through teaching assistants. It's part of what Emmanuel means when it describes itself as tight-knit despite sitting in the middle of a major city.

Emmanuel College's mission traces to its founding by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1919, who believed that education is the greatest work on Earth. That founding vision still shapes the college today as a commitment to social justice, ethical formation, and a close-knit community — values woven into coursework and campus life rather than treated as a separate add-on. Emmanuel has been Catholic and coeducational since 2001, drawing students from a range of religious and secular backgrounds who share that commitment to purposeful, community-minded education.