American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York, NY · Private · Large city · AMDA
Private institution in New York, NY · 1,502 undergraduates · 25% acceptance rate · $26,975 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 6%Acceptance rate
- Top 17%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 18%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $41,0191,927th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $45,5601,762nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $45,5601,754th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $63,7791,754th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,250340th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $26,9751,915th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,1681,924th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 72.0%355th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.0%972nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 24.7%95th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,5021,113th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6.0:195th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.0%890th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (LGA)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $18,891 | $16,437 |
| DanceVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteamda.edu
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