Berklee College Of Music

Berklee College of Music is a private music college, established in 1945. It is situated in Boston, Massachusetts and boasts an enrollment of over 4,000 students. It offers a four-year Baccalaureate’s Degree or Diploma. It was created with the mission to offer training in rock, jazz, and various other contemporary music. With a wide range of performance and nonperformance majors, BCM serves a diverse student body, representing more than 70 countries.

The College provides an array of services for both personal and career development. Many students of BCM have become well known including Bruce Hornsby, pianist; John Petrucci, Guitarists; and Melissa Etheridge, songwriter. The college teams also take part in a wide variety of sports. Their sports teams are nicknamed the Cats.

Berklee College Of Music Highlights

Where Berklee College Of Music stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in music and media.
• High male/female ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Selective admissions.

Other important characteristics:

• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Berklee Students

The student enrollment at Berklee was 4,090 in 2007 (3,877 full-time equivalent).

About 70% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 30% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Berklee participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Berklee provides on-campus housing for 850 of its 3,877 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Berklee Admissions (2007)