What is the acceptance rate at Berklee College of Music?

Berklee College of Music admits roughly 44% of applicants. An acceptance rate above 40% means a strong application can land here without high-end stats.

What does Berklee College of Music actually cost after financial aid?

Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $49,465 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.

Is Berklee College of Music a reach, match, or safety for me?

Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Berklee College of Music as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.

Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA · Northeast

Acceptance rate: 43.5%
Cost after aid: $49,465
Graduation rate: 67%

What Berklee College of Music says matters

How Berklee College of Music rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.

Acceptance rate: 44%; 3,069 of 7,050
Yield: 0.0%; 0 enrolled
CDS year: 2024-25

Acceptance rate by gender

Men: 47%1,567 of 3,308
Women: 40%1,500 of 3,740

Very important

Academic GPA
Interview
Talent or ability

Considered

Rigor of secondary school record
Class rank
Application essay
Recommendations
Extracurricular activities
Character or personal qualities
First generation
Alumni relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Volunteer work
Work experience
Level of applicant's interest

Not considered

Standardized test scores
Religious affiliation or commitment

The full Common Data Set

Every figure Berklee College of Music published for 2024-25, section by section.

First-Time, First-Year Admission68

Applications

Total first-time, first-year men who applied: 3,308
Total first-time, first-year women who applied: 3,740
Total first-time, first-year another gender who applied: 0
Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who applied: 2
Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted: 1,567
Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted: 1,500
Total first-time, first-year another gender who were admitted: 0
Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who were admitted: 2
Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled: 678
Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled: 61
Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled: 610
Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled: 46
Total full-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled: 0
Total part-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled: 0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled: 0
Total part-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled: 0
Total first-time, first-year students who applied: 7,050
Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted: 3,069
Total first-time, first-year students who enrolled: 0
Total first-time, first-year who applied: 478
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted: 198
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 1,395
Total first-time, first-year who applied: 4,726
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted: 2,032
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 120
Total first-time, first-year who applied: 1,846
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted: 839
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 804
Total first-time, first-year who applied: 0
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted: 0
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 471

Basis for Selection

Rigor of secondary school record: Considered
Class rank: Considered
Academic GPA: Very Important
Standardized test scores: Not Considered
Application Essay: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered
Interview: Very Important
Extracurricular activities: Considered
Talent/ability: Very Important
Character/personal qualities: Considered
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
State residency: Considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Level of applicant’s interest: Considered

First-time, first-year Profile

ACT Composite: Total: 0
Total: 0
Total: 0
Total: 0

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?: Yes
Amount of application fee:: 150
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?: Yes
Same fee: X
Free: Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?: Yes
Application closing date (fall): 1
Priority Date: 15
Date: X
Yes, other:: 3
Other Date: 31
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?: Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:: 1 year
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?: No
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?: Yes

Transfer Admission36

Fall Applicants

Men: 573
Women: 555
Another Gender: 0
Unknown: 1,128
Total: 320
Men: 263
Women: 0
Another Gender: 583
Unknown: 198
Total: 153
Men: 0
Women: 351

Application for Admission

Fall: X
Spring: X
Summer: X
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?: Yes
High school transcript: Required of Some
College transcript(s): Required of All
Essay or personal statement: Not Required
Interview: Not Required
Standardized test scores: Not Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s): Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:: D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall: 11
Winter: 1
Fall: 7
Winter: 1
Fall: 1
Winter: 15

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:: 60
American Council on Education (ACE): No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP): Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST): No
Number: 24
Unit Type: credit
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?: Yes

Academic Offerings and Policies22

Special Study Options

Accelerated program: X
Cross-registration: X
Distance learning: X
Double major: X
Dual enrollment: X
English as a Second Language (ESL): X
Exchange student program (domestic): X
Independent study: X
Internships: X
Student-designed major: X
Study abroad: X
Teacher certification program: X
Other (specify):: X

Required Course Work

Arts/fine arts: X
Computer literacy: X
English (including composition): X
History: X
Humanities: X
Mathematics: X
Sciences (biological or physical): X
Social science: X
Other (describe):: X

Student Life31

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator): 88%
Percent of men who join fraternities: 0
Percent of women who join sororities: 0
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing: 72%
Percent who live off campus or commute: 28%
Percent of students age 25 and older: 6.0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator): 87%
Percent of men who join fraternities: 0
Percent of women who join sororities: 0
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing: 22%
Percent who live off campus or commute: 78%
Percent of students age 25 and older: 17%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students: 18.8
Average age of all students (full- and part-time): 19.7
Average age of full-time students: 20.7
Average age of all students (full- and part-time): 22.7

Activities Offered

Campus Ministries: X
Choral groups: X
Concert band: X
Drama/theater: X
International Student Organization: X
Jazz band: X
Music ensembles: X
Musical theater: X
Opera: X
Student government: X
Student-run film society: X
Symphony orchestra: X

Housing

Theme housing: X
Wellness housing: X
Living Learning Communities: X

Annual Expenses10

Information

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Private Tuition

Tuition: 52440
Tuition: 52440

All Institutions Expenses

Required Fees:: 1560
Food and housing (on-campus):: 20680
Required Fees:: 1560
Food and housing (on-campus):: 20680

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?: No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?: No

Per-Credit-Hour Charges

Out-of-state:: 20324

Financial Aid98

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits): 547
O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n: 21,810
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant: 0
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p: 0
N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits): 2,601
O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n: 20,283
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant: 0
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p: 0
N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits): 107
O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n: 8,998
P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant: 0
Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p: 0

Reporting Year

2024-2025: 2024-2025 estimated

Methodology

Both FM and IM: 7851179

Need-based Aid Awarded

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located: 32456756
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).: 1486225
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college: 59650970
Total Scholarships/Grants: 20165678
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans): 1349259
Federal Work-Study: 0
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.): 21514937
Total Self-Help: 10850231
Parent Loans: 50064764
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.: 0
Athletic Awards: 0

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).: 851906
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college: 57868868
Total Scholarships/Grants: 14121940
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans): 0
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.): 14121940
Total Self-Help: 10634522
Parent Loans: 57016962
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.: 0

Students Awarded Aid

A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort): 1,288
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid: 725
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need: 551
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid: 514
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid: 262
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid: 318
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: 400
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 85
I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 54%
J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 34092.19
K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e: 2690.00
L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f: 4299.03
A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort): 5,985
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid: 2,749
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need: 2,083
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid: 2,052
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid: 946
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid: 1,456
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: 1,657
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 271
I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 54%
J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 34600.74
K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e: 3379.00
L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f: 5117.24
A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort): 1,483
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid: 739
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need: 594
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid: 574
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid: 434
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid: 452
G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid: 134
H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 27
I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 40%
J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans): 12543.00
K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e: 2734.00
L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f: 4160.48

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.: 1,107

Source Type Loan

A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 45
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 387
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.: 128
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 717
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 34.96
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.: 11.56
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 22
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 24021
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.: 70954

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available: X
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:: 1,597
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:: 20,324
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:: 32,456,756

Financial Aid Forms

FAFSA: X
CSS PROFILE: X

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:: X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:: 12
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis): 1

Financial Aid Reply

Students must reply by (date):: 8
or within____weeks of notification.: 1

Aid Available

Federal Pell Grants: X
Federal SEOG: X
State scholarships/grants: X
Private scholarships: X
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds: X

Institutional Aid

Academics: X
Music/drama: X
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:: ## I1 ##

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred15

Diploma/Certificates

Computer and information sciences: 18.6
Engineering: 8.5
Engineering technologies: 8.5
Visual and performing arts: 72.9
TOTAL (should = 100%): 100%

Associate

TOTAL (should = 100%): 0

Bachelors

Agriculture: 1
Architecture: 4
Communication/journalism: 9
Computer and information sciences: 24.4
Education: 0.89
Engineering: 11.46
Engineering technologies: 11.46
Visual and performing arts: 61.4
TOTAL (should = 100%): 100%

Enrollment And Persistence104

Institutional Enrollment

Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men: 678
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women: 140
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender: 2,370
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women: 610
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender: 102
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown: 2,085
Total undergraduate students: another gender: 0
Total undergraduate students: unknown: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time: unknown: 0
All other degree-seeking: unknown: 0
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: unknown: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time: unknown: 0
All other degree-seeking: unknown: 7,549
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: men: 820
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women: 8,369
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: unknown: 0
Total graduate Part-Time Students: unknown: 0
Total Graduate Students: unknown: 0
Total All Students: unknown: 0

All

Total graduate Full-Time Students: unknown: 0

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

Nonresidents: 461
Hispanic/Latino: 186
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 89
White, non-Hispanic: 489
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 2
Asian, non-Hispanic: 80
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 1
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 69
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 18
TOTAL: 1,395
Nonresidents: 2,379
Hispanic/Latino: 954
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 459
White, non-Hispanic: 2,770
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 12
Asian, non-Hispanic: 426
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 7
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 341
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 120
TOTAL: 7,468

Persistence

Certificate/diploma: 40
Bachelor's degrees: 1,513
Postbachelor's certificates: 19
Master's degrees: 357

Graduation Rates

Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 154
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 255
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 723
Total: 1,132
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 0
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 0
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 0
Total: 0
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 154
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 255
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 723
Total: 1,132
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 77
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 131
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 361
Total: 569
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 14
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 30
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 108
Total: 152
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 4
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 4
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 30
Total: 38
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 95
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 165
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 499
Total: 759
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 62
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 65
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 69
Total: 67
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 0
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 0
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 0
Total: 0
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 176
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 286
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 719
Total: 1,181
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 82
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 140
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 371
Total: 593
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 23
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 39
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 107
Total: 169
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 6
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 7
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 19
Total: 32
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 111
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 186
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 497
Total: 794
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 63
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 65
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 69
Total: 67

Instructional Faculty And Class Size48

Instructional Faculty

A. Total number of instructional faculty: 407
B. Total number who are members of minority groups: 98
C. Total number who are women: 146
D. Total number who are men: 261
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international): 3
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree: 55%
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s: 65
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s: 30
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.): 257
J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students: 3
A. Total number of instructional faculty: 982
B. Total number who are members of minority groups: 214
C. Total number who are women: 382
D. Total number who are men: 600
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international): 40
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree: 53%
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s: 134
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s: 74
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.): 721
J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students: 42
A. Total number of instructional faculty: 1,389
B. Total number who are members of minority groups: 312
C. Total number who are women: 528
D. Total number who are men: 861
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international): 43
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree: 108
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s: 199
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s: 104
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.): 978
J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students: 45

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio: 9.08
based on ____ students: 6,515
and ____ faculty: 717

Undergraduate Class Size

10-19: 347
20-29: 347
30-39: 83
40-49: 13
50-99: 13
100+: 3,842
Total: 3,842
2-9: 0
10-19: 0
20-29: 0
30-39: 0
40-49: 0
50-99: 0
100+: 0
Total: 0

Source: Berklee College of Music's Common Data Set 2024-25

About Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music is a small private university in Boston, MA, in a city setting.

What Berklee College of Music looks for

Berklee College of Music admits the majority of applicants who meet its baseline academic profile. For most students applying here, the work is in writing applications that reflect real fit rather than treating the application as a checklist. Demonstrated interest matters more here than at the most selective schools. Visiting, attending an info session, and asking real questions of admissions all move the needle.

Frequently asked

What is the acceptance rate at Berklee College of Music?
Berklee College of Music admits roughly 44% of applicants. An acceptance rate above 40% means a strong application can land here without high-end stats.
What does Berklee College of Music actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $49,465 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is Berklee College of Music a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Berklee College of Music as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.

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