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Manhattan School of Music

New York, NY · Private · Large city · MSM

Private institution in New York, NY · 535 undergraduates · 40% acceptance rate · $26,878 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$47,5991,954th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$54,6001,866th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$54,6001,864th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$74,2771,845th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,9941,588th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$26,8781,904th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$18,8151,934th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
78.3%244th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
92.7%177th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
39.9%172nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
5351,657th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
6.0:194th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.2%1,984th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 5 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 1 of 1 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$18,087$13,393

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Manhattan School of Music’s 535 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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Elsewhere