Berklee College of Music Overview

Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Berklee College of Music Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Berklee College of Music since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Berklee College of Music is the post-master's certificate.
• In a recent academic period34% of the faculty were full-time.
• The average Berklee College of Music student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Berklee College of Music?

Contact details for Berklee College of Music are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1140 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215
Phone:	617-747-2222
Website:	www.berklee.edu

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How Do I Get Into Berklee College of Music?

You can apply to Berklee College of Music online at: https://apply.berklee.edu/

Admission Requirements for Berklee College of Music

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Berklee College of Music?

Berklee College of Music has an acceptance rate of 54%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 50%.

Can I Afford Berklee College of Music?

The overall average net price of Berklee College of Music is $57,281. 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 Berklee College of Music, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $17,737 a year. That adds up to $70,948 over four years for those students.

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Berklee College of Music Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,004 undergraduate students at Berklee College of Music, with 4,224 being full-time and 1,780 being part-time.

There are also 627 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,224 full-time undergraduates at Berklee College of Music, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Berklee College of Music students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	245
Black or African American	304
Hispanic or Latino	526
White	1,679
International Students	1,181
Other Races/Ethnicities	289

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Berklee College of Music. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 107 countries are represented at Berklee College of Music. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Canada.

Berklee College of Music Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Music	23	625	15	145	808
Computer Software & Applications	6	440	0	189	635
Engineering Technology (Other)	5	215	0	72	292
Arts & Media Management	0	154	0	89	243
Drama & Theater Arts	0	69	0	0	69
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	46	0	0	46
Dance	0	36	0	0	36
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	12	1	10	23
TOTAL	34	1,597	16	505	2,152

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 Walters-Storyk Design Group under License

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