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.
- Top 4%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 10%Full-time retention
- Top 11%Acceptance rate
- Top 12%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $47,5991,970th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $54,6001,884th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $54,6001,882nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $74,2771,861st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,9941,599th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $26,8781,917th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $18,8151,948th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 78.3%245th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 92.7%179th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 39.9%174th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5351,662nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6.0:195th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 13.2%2,000th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $18,087 | $13,393 |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitemsmnyc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 192712)
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