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| Metric | Berklee College of Music | New School |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2024 |
| Acceptance rate | 55%Fall 2025 | 63% |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 47% / 40% | 61% / 64% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | 50% / 55% / 57%Fall 2025 | Not published |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | 57% / 36% / 47%Fall 2025 | Not published |
| Applicants | 6,671Fall 2025 | 9,828 |
| Admitted | 3,675Fall 2025 | 6,238 |
| Enrolled | 1,466Fall 2025 | 1,328 |
| Yield | 40%Fall 2025 | 21% |
| SAT middle 50% | – | – |
| ACT middle 50% | – | – |
| Sent an SAT | – | – |
| Sent an ACT | – | – |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | – | – |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Required |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | ConsideredFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: College-prep program | Not considered | Considered |
| Admission: Recommendations | ConsideredFall 2025 | Required |
| Admission: Essay | ConsideredFall 2025 | Required |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: Work experience | Not consideredFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Required | Required |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | – | – |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | – |
| Early decision | – | – |
| Early action | Offered2025–26 | – |
| Wait list | 302 admitted of 367 who acceptedFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Test scores | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Interview | Very importantFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Talent or ability | Very importantFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: First generation | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Geographic residence | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: State residency | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | – | – |
| Admission: Volunteer work | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Test policy | Test-blind | Test-blind |
| Application fee | $150 | $50 |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by January 15 · reply by May 1 · $500 housing depositFall 2026 cycle | – |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to 1 yearFall 2026 cycle | – |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 63%Fall 2025 | – |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Large | City: Large |
| Carnegie class | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Special Focus: Arts, Music, and Design |
| Research activity | Not a research tier | R2: high research |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Lower Earnings | Lower Access, Medium Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | No NCAA or NAIA division | No NCAA or NAIA division |
| Conference | None | None |
| ROTC | Not listed | Not listed |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Not listed | Not listed |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 7,197Fall 2025 | 6,563 |
| Beds in college housing | 1,519 | 1,738 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 0.0%Fall 2025 | – |
| Women in a sorority | 0.0%Fall 2025 | – |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | – |
| Greek councils present | – | – |
| Pell Grant | 16% | 15% |
| First-gen | 21% | 19% |
| Men / women | 54% / 46%Fall 2025 | 23% / 77% |
| Part-time students | 20%Fall 2025 | 6% |
| Students 25 and older | 17% | 7% |
| First-years from in state | 8% | 13% |
| First-years from other states | 58% | 48% |
| First-years from abroad | 34% | 36% |
| New transfer students this fall | 351 | 358 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 20% | 21% |
| Diversity index | 0.74Fall 2025 | 0.76 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 9 to 1 | 9 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 90%Fall 2025 | – |
| Full-time faculty share | 34% | 21% |
| Average faculty salary | $97,601 | $120,756 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 1,822 | 1,845 |
| Most popular majors | Computer Software and Media Applications, Other 25% · Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other 16% · Music, Other 15% | Fashion/Apparel Design 15% · Fine and Studio Arts Management 12% · Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 10% |
| Instruction spending per student | $20,700 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $19,368 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $50,454 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $53,256 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 79% | 74% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $55,457 | $69,606 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 24% | 23% |
| Net price, students with grants | $49,797 | $67,224 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $73,418 | $90,400 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $73,418 | $90,400 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $50,270 | $56,386 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $50,270 | $56,386 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | – | – |
| First-years with grants | 77% | 94% |
| Average grant | $23,346 | $22,174 |
| Aid from the college | 71% | 94% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Published data end at $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | 61% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $18K (proxy) |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSA · CSS ProfileFall 2026 entrants | – |
| Aid priority date or deadline | December 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | – |
| Need met, first-years | 41%2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Average aid package, first-years | $26,6592025–26 (estimated) | – |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 60%2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Aid for international students | Offered2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $33,647 | $52,901 |
| Graduation rate | 61% | 70% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 61% | 57% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 69% | 74% |
| Pell graduation gap | 8 pts lower | 17 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 62% | 61% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 77% | 82% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 65% | 66% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 61% | 39% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 66% | 56% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 74% | 84% |
| Retention rate | 86%Entered fall 2024 | 85% |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 45% | 58% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 61% | 69% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 13% | 14% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $22,266 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 34% | 25% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $17,626 | $18,500 |
| Website | berklee.edu | newschool.edu |
Sources:Berklee College of Music Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Berklee College of Music Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;Berklee College of Music Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Berklee College of Music Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Berklee College of Music Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Berklee College of Music Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);Common Data Set, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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