San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA · Private · Large city · SFCM
Private institution in San Francisco, CA · 215 undergraduates · 52% acceptance rate.
- Top 1%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 18%Acceptance rate
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
- $42,4481,928th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $54,5501,865th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $54,5501,863rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $78,2091,878th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $23,9881,871st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 52.5%1,055th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.8%1,025th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 51.9%289th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2151,851st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 3.0:112th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 15.8%1,885th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 11 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 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $25,194 | $15,922 |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s 215 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Bethesda UniversityAnaheim, CA · 212 undergrads
- Newschool of Architecture and DesignSan Diego, CA · 212 undergrads
- Lincoln UniversityOakland, CA · 223 undergrads
- American Medical Sciences CenterGlendale, CA · 200 undergrads
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceLos Angeles, CA · 233 undergrads
- Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos Angeles, CA · 236 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Grace School of TheologyConroe, TX · 215 undergrads
- Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH · 214 undergrads
- Centra CollegeLynchburg, VA · 212 undergrads
- Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SD · 209 undergrads
- Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokMonsey, NY · 222 undergrads
- Remington College-Dallas CampusDallas, TX · 208 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesfcm.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 122506)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Bethesda UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: San Francisco Conservatory of Music vs Bethesda UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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