Student Life at Emmanuel

At Emmanuel College, student life means a community small enough that people know your name — set down in the Heart of Boston. You'll find your people through clubs and organizations and have the support of advisors, coaches, professors, hall staff and more.

What's a day in the life?

From food to Fenway Park, your Emmanuel days are never boring.

17 acres of inspiration

400 The Fenway isn't just a pin location.

We've elevated cafeteria to cafe.

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"Having a place that supports you in all aspects of your life, culturally, academically, and professionally, ensures that we as students thrive and reach maximum potential."

Divanni Polanco ’24

How will you get involved?

Whatever pulls you in — a club that doesn't exist yet until you start it, intramurals through the Colleges of the Fenway, a leadership role in year one — there's a person on this campus whose job is to help you find it.

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Celebrating and learning from differences

We're committed to social justice and work with the entire Emmanuel Community to ensure student engagement, inclusion, and empowerment.

Every student has access to Academic Advising, a Counseling Center, Campus Safety and Student Affairs staff who work specifically with undergraduates. The Academic Resource Center (ARC) runs peer tutoring across most core subjects, and Residence Life staff life in the halls alongside students. Support here comes from people you find in person who know your name, not just your ID number.

Yes — Emmanuel's small size means students get to know their professors, advisors, and residence hall staff by name well before graduation, backed by a 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Clubs, intramurals, and campus traditions are designed so a first-year student can find their people quickly, and about 85% of students get involved in a club or organization. That's the environment Emmanuel is built around.

Commuter students have a dedicated Commuter Center in St. Ann's Hall for studying, resting, or hanging out between classes, plus access to lockers, campus dining, fitness facilities, and a discounted MBTA pass program. Commuter status doesn't limit access to campus life — commuters can join clubs, use residence hall common spaces, and take advantage of the same student support offices as residential students.

Yes — first-year students have real paths into leadership immediately, most notably through the Emmanuel College Leadership Academy (ECLA), a yearlong program that starts developing leadership skills from a student's first semester on campus. New Student Programs and club leadership roles are open from day one as well. Some leadership honors, like the Omicron Delta Kappa honor society, are reserved for juniors and seniors — but they're not the only way in, and nothing about being a first-year keeps a student from starting now.

Emmanuel's small size means faculty, advisors, and hall staff get to know students individually rather than through a crowd — a 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio, with close contact starting in the first year rather than something students have to seek out. About 85% of students get involved in a club or organization, and that combination of personal attention and easy entry points into campus life is central to how Emmanuel is built.