Berklee College of Music

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (33%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,483
Men / Women 53% / 47%
From State 9%
From Region 10%

Racial/Ethnic

International 36%
White 34%
Hispanic 13%
Asian 6%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Berklee College of Music 1,822 56% 39% 6% 5% 12% 32% $40,835 0 -0.63 3 96% 14.5%
Dance 63 — 8% 54% 5% 17% 10% 11% $35,712 10 -0.98 2 90% — — — —
Directing and Theatrical Production 8 — 25% 62% 0% 25% 0% 0% $41,325 38 -0.23 3 — — — — —
Electronic Production and Design 454 +60 63% 29% 7% 2% 10% 47% $37,009 10 -1.05 2 100% 15.9% — — —
Music 277 +12 53% 44% 5% 8% 14% 18% $37,499 11 -0.99 2 92% 16.4% — — —
Music Education 11 — 55% 55% 9% 0% 9% 9% $47,083 51 +0.04 7 — — — — —
Music Management 180 +8 34% 39% 5% 6% 14% 31% $57,405 94 +1.15 26 96% 8.1% — — —
Music Performance 247 +56 66% 45% 5% 2% 12% 30% $37,499 11 -0.99 2 92% 16.4% — — —
Music Production and Engineering 291 +30 73% 42% 5% 7% 11% 32% $44,764 41 -0.21 5 100% 11.6% — — —
Music Theory and Composition 195 +35 47% 33% 9% 4% 10% 35% $37,499 11 -0.99 2 92% 16.4% — — —
Music Therapy 27 +3 11% 41% 15% 7% 4% 30% $49,225 60 +0.27 9 95% — — — —
Musical Theatre 69 — 51% 55% 3% 10% 26% 3% $41,325 26 -0.58 3 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $56,155
ROI Percentile 3th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 100.0% 1,822 56% 39% 6% 5% 12% 32% $40,835 9 -0.63 3 96% 14.5%

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (non-ED) 40%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 50% 55% 57%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind