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Berklee College of Music

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Acceptance Rate

43.5%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$50,270

Undergrad Enrollment

7,510

Applicants

7,167

Yield Rate

42.0%

Student:Faculty

10:1

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What you pay

$49,465/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $197,860 over four years.

What grads earn

$40,186/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$37,998 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 4.9 years of pay.

53% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.7%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

20%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.7%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Berklee College of Music’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$42,734
$30–48k$37,987
$48–75k$47,799
$75–110k$46,801
Over $110k$54,676

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

71%

Completion · all

60%

Completion · Pell

57%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

65%

Median debt

$25,000

Classification

Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
7,167
Admitted
3,57749.9%
Enrolled
1,50242% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling111
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Rape5
Robbery12

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Computer Software and Media Applications, Other365 grads
Music, Other254 grads
Music Theory and Composition205 grads
Music Performance, General193 grads
Music Management186 grads
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields, Other175 grads
Musical Theatre57 grads
Music Therapy/Therapist29 grads
Dance, General28 grads
Music Teacher Education15 grads

4yr Grad Rate

57%

6yr Grad Rate

69%

Retention Rate

89%

Median Earnings

$33,647