Manhattan School of Music Overview

Located in New York, New York, Manhattan School of Music is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Manhattan School of Music is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Manhattan School of Music Known For?

• Students at Manhattan School of Music may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 6 to 1.
• The 1% student loan default rate at Manhattan School of Music is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Manhattan School of Music.
• In <nil>, 24% of the faculty were full-time.
• The average Manhattan School of Music student graduates in 4.0 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Manhattan School of Music?

Contact details for Manhattan School of Music are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	130 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY 10027
Phone:	212-749-2802
Website:	www.msmnyc.edu

How Do I Get Into Manhattan School of Music?

You can apply to Manhattan School of Music online at: https://apply.msmnyc.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Manhattan School of Music

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Manhattan School of Music?

Manhattan School of Music has a fairly low acceptance rate of 49%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

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

Can I Afford Manhattan School of Music?

The overall average net price of Manhattan School of Music is $53,637. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Manhattan School of Music, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $48,996 a year. That adds up to $195,984 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Manhattan School of Music is 0.8%. 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.

Manhattan School of Music Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 500 undergraduate students at Manhattan School of Music, with 486 being full-time and 14 being part-time.

There are also 547 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 486 full-time undergraduates at Manhattan School of Music, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Manhattan School of Music students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	27
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	191
International Students	161
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Over 51 countries are represented at Manhattan School of Music. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Canada.

Online Learning at Manhattan School of Music

In 2020-2021, 383 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Manhattan School of Music has changed over the last few years.

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 DannyDaWriter under License

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