The New England Conservatory of Music
The New England Conservatory of Music admitted 41% of applicants. Its average net price after aid was $50,840 a year. Within six years, 74% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 41%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $84,200 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $50,840 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $45,263 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $63,410 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 74%
- Students who return for a second year
- 88%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $40,481 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,750
Students
- Undergraduates
- 393
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 11%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 5 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Visual and performing arts
- 100%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff AR · 41% admitted
- Hampden-Sydney College VA · 41% admitted
- Howard University DC · 41% admitted
- Ave Maria University FL · 41% admitted
- Manhattan School of Music NY · 41% admitted
- SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary CA · 41% admitted
More colleges in Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · 60% admitted
- Boston University MA · 11% admitted
- Northeastern University MA · 5.2% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Boston MA · 84% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA · 83% admitted
- Boston College MA · 16% admitted
- Bridgewater State University MA · 88% admitted
- Harvard University MA · 3.6% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.