The Juilliard School

Location and Contact Information

60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-6588
USA
Main Tel: (212) 799-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory located on the Upper West Side in New York City. Julliard was founded in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art. It was established with the intention to provide training in dance, drama and music. The school is organized into the following academic divisions:

  • Dance Division
  • Drama Division
  • Evening Division
  • Music Division
  • Pre-College Division

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in music and drama and performing arts.
  • Selective admissions.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Schools of art, music, and design.

Features of note:

  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 30,500
Room and board$ 11,250
Books and supplies$ 730
Other$ 3,370

Financial Aid

The Juilliard School participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 96% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant86%$22,817
Institutional Grant84%$21,490
Federal Grant23%$5,657
Pell Grant23%$3,203
Other Federal Grant22%$2,548
State or Local Grant8%$2,430

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan58%$5,212
Federal Loan55%$4,405
Other Loan6%$9,722

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to The Juilliard School:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Rice UniversityHouston, TX5,357
2DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN2,298
3Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT10,192
4San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, CA402
5University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL15,323
6Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL19,291
7Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA4,054
8Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA1,697
9Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA10,875
10University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA33,747

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor1098
Master1027
Post-master's certificate266
Postbaccalaureate certificate65
2-4 year degree61
Doctorate62

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  112

Students

Student enrollment was 1,078 in 2009-2010 (1,001 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 69% of enrolled students and graduate students are 31%.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men10%
Women5%
All7%

Room and Board

The Juilliard School provides on-campus housing for 348 of its 1,001 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Graduate School Focus

The Juilliard School offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (49 awarded)

  • Acting
  • Dance
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting

MUSIC (206 awarded)

  • Conducting
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Music Performance
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Piano and Organ
  • Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments
  • Voice and Opera