The New England Conservatory Of Music

Location and Contact Information

290 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115-5018
USA
Main Tel: (617) 585-1100
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in music.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Selective admissions.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • 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$ 33,325
Room and board$ 11,600
Books and supplies$ 700
Other$ 2,620

Financial Aid

The New England Conservatory Of Music participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 94% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant94%$14,335
Institutional Grant94%$13,375
Federal Grant21%$4,284
Pell Grant12%$3,195
Other Federal Grant21%$2,404
State or Local Grant1%$1,090

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan52%$7,389
Federal Loan52%$6,434
Other Loan4%$13,687

(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 New England Conservatory Of Music:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, CA402
2The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY1,078
3Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT10,192
4College of Santa FeSanta Fe, NM622
5Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH2,864
6Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI1,496
7Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA1,697
8Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA1,678
9Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT3,149
10Claremont Graduate UniversityClaremont, CA2,215

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Master13810
Bachelor718
Postbaccalaureate certificate416
Doctorate (Research/Scholarship)105
2-4 year degree16

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  90

Students

Student enrollment was 714 in 2009-2010 (684 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 39% of enrolled students and graduate students are 61%.

Students under 25 years old represent 80% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 90% are full-time and 10% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men34%
Women31%
All33%

Room and Board

The New England Conservatory Of Music provides on-campus housing for 156 of its 684 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

International Study

About 27% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

The New England Conservatory Of Music offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

  • Music Teacher Education

MUSIC (261 awarded)

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