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Applicant NameEmerson College
Applicant Address120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116-4624
Organization TypeIndependent, nondenominational college focused on communication and the arts in a liberal arts context. Classified as a comprehensive, MA I institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Date of University's Founding1880
Date of 501(c)(3)January, 1959 (affirmed August 26, 1997)
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's L: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
ControllerKristen Margarida Coulombe
Controller
Email: k_coulombe [at] emerson.edu (k_coulombe[at]emerson[dot]edu)
Phone: 617-824-8426
Chief Financial OfficerPaul Dworkis
Vice President for Administration and Finance.
Email: paul_dworkis [at] emerson.edu (paul_dworkis[at]emerson[dot]edu)
Phone: 617-824-8575
Authorized Institutional Signatory (Proposals)Eric Asetta
Executive Director, Office of Research and Creative Scholarship
Email: eric_asetta [at] emerson.edu (eric_asetta[at]emerson[dot]edu)
Phone: 617-824-3075
Authorized Institutional Signatory (Awards and Contracts)Alexandra Socarides
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Email: alexandra.socarides [at] emerson.edu (alexandra[dot]socarides[at]emerson[dot]edu)
Phone: 617-824-8570
Federal Entity Identification Number or Tax ID Number04-1286950
DUNS Number043411438
Federal unique entity identifier (uei)JQMBE83BZHY6
CAGE Code0M720
Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier (OPE ID)00214600
Federal-wide Assurance Approval NumberFWA00003603
IRB Registration NumberIRB00008642 (Emerson College IRB #1)
IORG Registration NumberIORG0007201
NSF Organization Code0021469000
Animal Assurance NumberN/A
U.S. Congressional DistrictMA-007
Massachusetts Senate District1st Suffolk and Middlesex
Massachusetts House District3rd Suffolk
U.S. RepresentativeAyanna Pressley
U.S. SenatorsEd Markey & Elizabeth Warren
Total EnrollmentUndergraduate: 4,145
Graduate: 1,491
School of CommunicationUndergraduate: 1,193
Graduate: 949
School of the ArtsUndergraduate: 2,828
Graduate: 542
Marlboro InstituteUndergraduate: 82
Graduate: 0
Student/Faculty Ratio14:1
# of Full-Time Employees839 (601 Full-Time Staff, 238 Full-Time Faculty)
Indirect Cost (F&A) AgreementCognizant Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HHS PoC: Michael Leonard (212-264-2069)
Agreement Date: June 13, 2023
Indirect Cost Rate (Federal)56% of Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC)
Fringe Benefit Rates (Federal)32% (Full-Time Employees)
7.65% (Part-Time Employees)
Fringe Benefit Rates (Non-Federal)33% (Full-Time Employees)
7.65% (Part-Time Employees)
Short Description of Emerson College

Emerson College, located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, is the nation’s premier institution in higher education devoted to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context.

Emerson is internationally recognized in its fields of specialization, which are communication studies; marketing communication; journalism; communication sciences and disorders; visual and media arts; the performing arts; and writing, literature and publishing.

Additional Information About Emerson CollegeContact ORCS [at] emerson.edu (ORCS[at]emerson[dot]edu)
Course Release Equivalent on Grant Proposals1/6 of academic year salary plus associated fringe benefits (full-time rate)