The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, Massachusetts
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 393 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 41%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $50,840per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 74%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $40,48110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 41%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for The New England Conservatory of Music's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $50,840full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $84,200sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $63,410Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 74%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 88%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $40,48110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 393Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 11%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- Not reportedparents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Hult International Business School Cambridge, MA — admits 60%
- Patrick Henry College Purcellville, VA — admits 77%
- Regis College Weston, MA — admits 70%
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA — admits 99%
Also worth a look
- Hult International Business School Cambridge, MA — admits 60%
- Manhattan School of Music New York, NY — admits 41%
- Beacon College Leesburg, FL — admits 43%
- California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA — admits 32%
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA — admits 55%
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY — admits 49%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for The New England Conservatory of Music, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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