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.
• Students at American Musical and Dramatic Academy have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at American Musical and Dramatic Academy is the master's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% 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.

American Musical and Dramatic Academy Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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

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	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	recommended

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

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to American Musical and Dramatic Academy. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 44%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 45%, and the acceptance rate for women is 45%.

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 74% of students took out student loans averaging $10,606 a year. That adds up to $42,424 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at American Musical and Dramatic Academy is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at American Musical and Dramatic Academy

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	TOTAL
Drama & Theater Arts	71	438	213	722
TOTAL	71	438	213	722

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.