Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
Acting BFA
Emerson College Department of Performing Arts · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Award
- Acting BFA
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person
- Price
- $60,160per year, 2026-27
About this program
Undergraduate technique-driven acting degree; admission requires an academic application, an Acceptd artistic application with resume and headshot, and an in-person or virtual audition.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Acting BFA
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Emerson College
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Teaching location
- Emerson College, Boston
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Two 1 to 3 minute contrasting monologues from two contemporary plays (1950-present)
- Self-tape
- No
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Auditions in Boston, outside Boston, or virtual via Acceptd AuditionRoom; modality has no bearing on the admission decision.
- Intakes
- Fall
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time tuition (12-16 credits), annual, BostonTuition · mandatory | $60,160per year, 2026-27 | All students | 16 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| Artistic Application fee (non-refundable)Application fee · mandatory | $30one-time | All studentsRefunds: Non-refundable | 16 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)