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Manhattan School of Music

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location New York, NY
Population 14,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 535
Men / Women 50% / 50%
International 34%
White 26%
Asian 18%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 5%
Black 3%
Native American 0%
From State 13%
From Region 12%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Arts 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $57,050
Est. Cost of Attendance $77,703
10-Year ROI $-134,000
ROI Percentile 1th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 78%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 41%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Manhattan School of Music 108 46% / 54% 43% $31,820 87%
Brass Instruments 5 80% / 20% 20% $28,896 1 84%
Jazz Studies 13 92% / 8% 54% $28,896 1 84%
Keyboard Instruments 16 50% / 50% 69% $28,896 1 84%
Music Theory and Composition 2 50% / 50% 100% $28,896 1 84%
Musical Theatre 23 30% / 70% 9% $42,630 5 96%
Percussion Instruments 1 100% / 0% 0% $28,896 1 84%
Stringed Instruments 22 41% / 59% 64% $28,896 1 84%
Voice and Opera 23 30% / 70% 35% $28,896 1 84%
Woodwind Instruments 3 33% / 67% 33% $28,896 1 84%