California Jazz Conservatory
Berkeley, CA · Private · Midsize city · CJC
Private institution in Berkeley, CA · 20 undergraduates · 100% acceptance rate.
- Top 2%Student-faculty ratio
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
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $23,7001,196th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,7001,024th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
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Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 50.0%1,136th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 100.0%1,545th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 202,108th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 4.0:135th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 34.8%948th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 18 mi (SFO)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leisure and Recreational Activities | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to California Jazz Conservatory’s 20 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Palo Alto UniversityPalo Alto, CA · 19 undergrads
- Bergin University of Canine StudiesPenngrove, CA · 18 undergrads
- Haven UniversityGarden Grove, CA · 22 undergrads
- Claremont Lincoln UniversityClaremont, CA · 17 undergrads
- Pacific States UniversityLos Angeles, CA · 17 undergrads
- Beverly Hills Design InstituteBeverly Hills, CA · 14 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-ShreveportShreveport, LA · 20 undergrads
- Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkChestnut Ridge, NY · 22 undergrads
- Central Yeshiva Beth JosephBrooklyn, NY · 22 undergrads
- National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL · 22 undergrads
- St. John Vianney College SeminaryMiami, FL · 18 undergrads
- Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN · 23 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecjc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 486488)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Palo Alto UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: California Jazz Conservatory vs Palo Alto UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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