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Information Summary

Total Cost On-Campus Attendance	$48,879
Admission Success rate	34%
Student Ratio Ratio of students to faculty	8 : 1
Retention (Full-Time / Part-Time)	82% / N/A
Enrollment Total (all students)	518

Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Boston, MA

Total Population	21,963 (21,963 urban / N/A rural)
Households	7,962 (1.56 people per house)
Families	1,155 (2.28 people per family)
Surrounding community	Large city (inside urban area, pop. over 250,000)

Pop. — African American	977
Pop. — Asian	3,709
Pop. — Pacific Islander	57
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native	122
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)	16,896
Pop. — Other	992

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Special Focus Institutions — Schools of art, music, and design

Undergraduate	N/A
Graduate	N/A
Undergraduate Population	N/A
Enrollment	High undergraduate
Size & Setting	N/A

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Post-master's certificate
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending The Boston Conservatory?

Ranks 33rd for total cost of attendance

	In District	In State	Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition	$28,300	$28,300	$28,300
FT Undergraduate Required Fees	$1,689	$1,689	$1,689
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour	N/A	N/A	N/A

FT Graduate Tuition	$26,700	$26,700	$26,700
FT Graduate Required Fees	$1,559	$1,559	$1,559
PT Graduate per Credit Hour	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus	$48,879	$48,879	$48,879
Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family	$30,489	$30,489	$30,489
Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family	$30,489	$30,489	$30,489

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$25,950 $29,989	$25,950 $29,989	$25,950 $29,989

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies	$500 $500
On-Campus – Room & Board	$13,970 $15,640
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$2,567 $2,750
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	N/A N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	N/A N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	N/A N/A

Admission Details

Application Fee Required	N/A
Undergraduate Application Fee	$105
Graduate Application Fee	$105
First Professional Application Fee	N/A

Applicants	1,117 (424 male / 693 female)
Admitted	379 (144 male / 235 female)
Admission rate	34%
First-time Enrollment	154 (59 male / 95 female)
FT Enrollment	154 (59 male / 95 female)
PT Enrollment	N/A (N/A male / N/A female)
Total Enrollment	518

Admission Criteria

What criteria does The Boston Conservatory use for admissions?

= Required, = Recommended, = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ /
College Prep. Completion	N/A
Recommendations
Formal competency demo
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does The Boston Conservatory accept?

Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	196
Meals per Week	N/A

Room Fee	$10,260
Board Fee	$5,380

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

The Boston Conservatory ranks 98th for the average student loan amount.

	Average	Users	% of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid	$4,377	24	17%
State & Local Grant Aid	$1,005	10	7%
Institutional Grant Aid	$12,346	58	40%
Student Loan Aid	$10,759	71	49%
Any financial aid type		100	69%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at The Boston Conservatory?

	Men	Women	Total
Non Resident Alien	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black Non-Hispanic	7	5	12
Hispanic	7	7	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	8	15	23
American Indian / Alaskan Native	N/A	1	1
White Non-Hispanic	54	94	148
Race Unknown	82	238	320
Total	158	360	518

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at The Boston Conservatory?

	Men	Women	Total
Non Resident Alien	1	4	5
Black Non-Hispanic	5	2	7
Hispanic	7	1	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	9	23	32
American Indian / Alaskan Native	N/A	2	2
White Non-Hispanic	37	101	138
Race Unknown	5	8	13
Total	64	141	205

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at The Boston Conservatory.

	Men	Women	Total
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	24	47	71
Music, General	29	35	64
Dance, General	N/A	12	12

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?


Dance, General			2	7	3	12
Music, General		4	9	29	22	64
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	5	6	1	54	5	71
Total	5	10	12	90	30	147

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

The Boston Conservatory ranks 2598th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$44,470 ($46,406 male / $42,932 female)
Number of FT Faculty	61 (27 male / 34 female)
Number of PT Faculty	123
FT Faculty Ratio	0.5 : 1
Total Benefits	$973,626

The Boston Conservatory Summary

The Boston Conservatory is an arts conservatory located in the Fenway-Kenmore region of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The conservatory offers fully accredited Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Master of Music degrees. After the turn of the century, the Conservatory merged with the National Associated Studios of Music, and created the first “grand opera” department in the United States. Instead of dormitories, the Boston Conservatory uses Victorian brownstones for on-campus housing.

Summary content courtesy of Wikipedia.

The Boston Conservatory Academics

Boston Conservatory is unique in its study options. An instance of this, the university has a Cross-Registration, Double Major, ESL, Independent Study and Teacher Certification. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Career Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services and Personal Counseling can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Pre-Admission Summer Program, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Boston Conservatory.

School of Visual and Performing Arts:: Dance, Music – General Performance, Music – Piano/Organ, Music – Voice/Opera, Music Theory/Composition

Education:: Music Teacher Education

Popular majors:: one hundred percent visual and performing arts

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of February. Again, for international students, the application fee is 90.

The Boston Conservatory Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 43%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school did not report their application fee. Transfer students are not ignored, nonetheless did not report the exact number of transfer students.

SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Again, Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 1st of April. The regular application is due the 1st of February. Transfer students must apply no later than the 1st of December, with priority applications due on the 1st of December. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of February. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of December. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of February. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 1st of April. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported.

The Boston Conservatory Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Music/Drama. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Music/Drama.

The Boston Conservatory Students

The university is a Private, College of Music, Four-year, Coed, where 43 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Furthermore, it is part of an Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately four hundred and nine degree-seeking undergrads. Boston Conservatory offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Additionally, the student body consists of twenty-five percent in-state students, seventy-five percent out-of-state students, four percent asian per pacific islander, five percent black per non-hispanic, seven percent hispanic, seventy percent white per non-hispanic, ten percent non-resident alien and four percent race per ethnicity unreported.

This school features the Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus. Remarkably, the school is located Downtown.Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-eight percent of first-year students live in college housing, twenty-nine percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit and two hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit.