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VanderCook College of Music

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Chicago, ILSee your chances →private nonprofitSpecial Focus Four-Year

Acceptance Rate

89.5%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$30,910

Undergrad Enrollment

70

Applicants

37

Yield Rate

47.2%

Student:Faculty

4:1

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What you pay

$19,780/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $79,120 over four years.

What grads earn

$52,671/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$52,693 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 0% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

22.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

10%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of VanderCook 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$16,308
$48–75k$17,968
$75–110k$20,485
Over $110k$31,777

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

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

65%

Completion · all

65%

Completion · Pell

44%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

63%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, very small, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
37
Admitted
3697.3%
Enrolled
1747% yield

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Music Teacher Education13 grads

4yr Grad Rate

55%

6yr Grad Rate

65%

Retention Rate

88%

Median Earnings

$47,863