San Francisco Conservatory of Music Rankings

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Ranking Category
#5921 of 14,131 In the World
#1668 of 2,597 In North America
#1582 of 2,496 In the United States
#134 of 249 In California
#10 of 12 In San Francisco

Quick Review

Acceptance rate
42%
Avg. cost to attend
$45,726 /y
Aid receiving
100%
Undergraduates
221
Graduates
216
Male:Female Ratio
54:46
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Post-master's certificate
Website
sfcm.edu

San Francisco Conservatory of Music Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

San Francisco Conservatory of Music has an acceptance rate of 42% and is among the top 11% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 42% 44% 41%
Applicants 392 201 172
Admissions 163 89 71
Freshmen enrolled full time 45 28 15

Admissions requirements

Formal demonstration of competencies Required
Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
College-preparatory program Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 158 (36%)
Nonresident Alien 155 (35%)
Hispanic 43 (10%)
Asian 31 (7%)
Two or more races 29 (7%)
Black or African American 12 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 9 (2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend San Francisco Conservatory of Music is $45,726 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$45,726/year
Average aid awarded
$30,328
Students receiving aid
100%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $36,958
$30-48K $28,576
$48-75K $26,012
$75-110K $37,684
$110K+ $41,102

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $51,300$49,300
Tuition in-state $51,300$49,300
Tuition out-of-state $51,300$49,300
Fee in-district $1,500$1,500
Fee in-state $1,500$1,500
Fee out-of-state $1,500$1,500

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 405
Combined charge for room and board $19,900
Room charge $13,900
Meal charge $6,000

San Francisco Conservatory of Music majors

San Francisco Conservatory of Music has granted 46 bachelor's degrees across 9 programs and 56 master's across 7 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Major Bachelor Master
Stringed Instruments 8 20
Voice and Opera 6 14
Music Technology 13 4
Keyboard Instruments 5 7
Music Theory and Composition 4 5
Woodwind Instruments 4 3
Percussion Instruments 2 3
Brass Instruments 2
Jazz & Jazz Studies 2
Grand Total 46 56

San Francisco Conservatory of Music has a graduation rate of 63%, which is among the 34% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 63% 53% 75%
  • Full-time retention rate - 90%

Publications & Citations

San Francisco Conservatory of Music has published 32 scientific papers with 53 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Art & Design, Engineering, Fashion Design, Philosophy, Physics, Acoustical Engineering, Sociology, History, and Psychology.

Publications
32
Citations
53

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
26 / 52
Art & Design
18 / 46
Engineering
17 / 52
Fashion Design
15 / 33
Philosophy
15 / 34
Physics
14 / 49
Acoustical Engineering
13 / 36
Sociology
12 / 42
History
12 / 17
Psychology
11 / 36
Computer Science
10 / 25
Art History
10 / 3
Biology
9 / 25
Music
8 / 26
Political Science
8 / 17
Management
7 / 11
Literature
7 / 5
Business
7 / 11
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
7 / 10
Law
7 / 17
Medicine
6 / 12
Environmental Science
6 / 17
Education Majors
6 / 29
Psychiatry
6 / 12
Social Psychology
5 / 5
Geography and Cartography
4 / 16
Human-Computer Interaction
4 / 16
Chemistry
4 / 14
Biochemistry
4 / 14
Mechanical Engineering
4 / 3
Computational Linguistics
4 / 20
Quantum and Particle physics
3 / 20
Math Teachers
3 / 12
Mathematics
3 / 12
Geology
3 / 15
Genetics
3 / 2
Linguistics
3 / 13
Neuroscience
3 / 9
Archaeology
3 / 16
Cognitive Science
3 / 9

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 0 1
1992 3 0
1993 0 1
1994 1 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 2
1997 1 2
1998 0 2
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 1 0
2002 1 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 2
2006 1 3
2007 0 1
2008 3 1
2009 0 4
2010 0 2
2011 0 1
2012 1 1
2013 0 3
2014 0 1
2015 0 1
2016 1 0
2017 1 1
2018 0 1
2019 4 1
2020 3 3
2021 2 6
2022 4 4
2023 1 3

San Francisco Conservatory of Music alumni

  1. Barbara Eden

    Barbara Eden
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1931-.. (age 93)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actorfilm actoractorvoice actor
    Biography

    Barbara Eden is an American actress who starred as Jeannie in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970). Her other roles included Roslyn Pierce opposite Elvis Presley in Flaming Star (1960), Lieutenant jg Cathy Connors in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961), and a single widowed mother, Stella Johnson, in the film Harper Valley PTA (1978). Due to the success of the film, Eden reprised her role as Stella Johnson in a two-season television series, Harper Valley PTA.

  2. Yehudi Menuhin

    Yehudi Menuhin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1916-1999 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    politicianconductorviolinistjazz musicianautobiographer
    Biography

    Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE, was an American-born British violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. He played the Soil Stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari.

  3. Gordon Getty

    Gordon Getty
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1933-.. (age 91)
    Occupations
    financierbusinesspersoncomposer
    Biography

    Gordon Peter Getty is an American businessman and classical music composer, the fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. His mother, Ann Rork, was his father's fourth wife. When his father died in 1976, Gordon assumed control of Getty's US$ 2 billion trust. His net worth was $2.1 billion in September 2020, making him number 391 on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans.

  4. George Duke

    George Duke
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-2013 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    jazz musiciancomposerfilm score composersingerrecord producer
    Biography

    George M. Duke was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a professor of music. He first made a name for himself with the album The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio. He was known primarily for 32 solo albums, of which A Brazilian Love Affair from 1979 was his most popular, as well as for his collaborations with other musicians, particularly Frank Zappa.

All 22 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names SFCM
Founded 1917
Academic calendar September to May (September - December; January-May)
Total FTE staff 117
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools

Location and contacts

Address 50 Oak Street
San Francisco, California, 94102-6011
United States
City population 874,000
Phone 4158647326

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