American Musical and Dramatic Academy Overview

American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a private not-for-profit institution situated in New York, New York. The location of American Musical and Dramatic Academy is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is American Musical and Dramatic Academy Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at American Musical and Dramatic Academy since the student to facuty ratio is 5 to 1.
• The highest award offered at American Musical and Dramatic Academy is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• It takes the average American Musical and Dramatic Academy student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is American Musical and Dramatic Academy?

Contact details for American Musical and Dramatic Academy are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	211 West 61St Street, New York, NY 10023
Phone:	212-787-5300
Website:	www.amda.edu

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How Do I Get Into American Musical and Dramatic Academy?

You can apply to American Musical and Dramatic Academy online at: www.amda.edu/

Admission Requirements for American Musical and Dramatic Academy

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into American Musical and Dramatic Academy?

The acceptance rate at American Musical and Dramatic Academy is 26%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 25% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 25%, and the acceptance rate for women is 27%.

Can I Afford American Musical and Dramatic Academy?

The overall average net price of American Musical and Dramatic Academy is $46,906. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At American Musical and Dramatic Academy, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $12,333 a year. That adds up to $49,332 over four years for those students.

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American Musical and Dramatic Academy Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 4 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,395 full-time undergraduates at American Musical and Dramatic Academy, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of American Musical and Dramatic Academy students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	28
Black or African American	258
Hispanic or Latino	326
White	516
International Students	100
Other Races/Ethnicities	167

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at American Musical and Dramatic Academy. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 44 countries are represented at American Musical and Dramatic Academy. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Australia, Canada, and United Kingdom.

American Musical and Dramatic Academy Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Drama & Theater Arts	61	364	225	2	652
Dance	0	0	25	0	25
TOTAL	61	364	250	2	677

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Mr. Granger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.