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Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan School of Music

New York, NY · City · 539 students
Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$51,754
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
78%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
63% typical
$26,878
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$39,254 typical
41%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
64% typical · not scored
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
About

Manhattan School of Music is an internationally renowned conservatory in New York City's Morningside Heights, celebrated for its elite degree programs in classical performance, jazz arts, and musical theatre. The institution sets itself apart through a world-class faculty composed of active members of the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, and Broadway productions, giving students immediate access to the city’s professional arts ecosystem. Campus life is intensive, intimate, and performance-driven, immersing a dedicated global student body in hundreds of annual concerts, masterclasses, and fully staged productions.


Wikipedia:The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical performance, jazz performance, contemporary performance, composition, and conducting, as well as a bachelor's in musical theatre.

Location
New York, NY, 10027 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
LGA · New York LaGuardia
5 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$57,050
Housing & food (on campus)$18,050
Books & supplies$1,500
Cost of attendance$82,050
Average net price$51,754
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$57,050
Housing & food (on campus)$18,050
Books & supplies$1,500
Cost of attendance$82,050
Average net price$51,754
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.msmnyc.edu
How it’s made up · 2026-27
Manhattan School of Music’s own figures for 2026-2027, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$60,800
Fees$2,000
Housing$12,550
Food$6,700
Books & supplies$1,500
Personal expenses$3,362
Transportation$1,600
Total published by the school$82,050
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$31,392
$30–48k
$38,143
$48–75k
$46,638
$75–110k
$48,042
$110k+
$56,540
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
78%
Entered 2017–18
Within 4 yrs
67%
Back for yr 2
93%
Transferred
5%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
77% graduated · 8% transferred · 14% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$18,815
10 yrs after entry$26,878
Debt
Median at graduation$26,994
Monthly payment$286
Middle 50% owe$10.3k–$27k
90th percentile$33,562
Green marks a figure above the typical Special focus — arts, music & design: 63% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
41%
Test policy
Not required
Per College Scorecard

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Student Body
Gender
Men 50%Women 50%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
6 : 1
Pell grant
12%
Family income
$87,262
Age at entry
19.0
Part-time
0%
Race & ethnicity
White
37%
Hispanic
11%
Black
4%
Asian
8%
Two or more
5%
Non-resident
34%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$18,815
After 10 yrs
$26,878
Music89
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft21
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$41M
Full-time faculty
21%
Faculty salary
$7,792/mo
Teaching spend
$15,393
per student
Federal loans
33%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — arts, music & design
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, more selective admissions

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