VanderCook College of Music
Chicago, Illinois
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 76 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 89%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,556per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 49%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,59010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 89%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.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 VanderCook College 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
- $21,556full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $45,228sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $31,840Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 49%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
- $54,59010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 76Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 38%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- Not reportedparents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
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- Kairos University Sioux Falls, SD — admits 85%
- Rush University Chicago, IL
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for VanderCook College 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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