New England Conservatory of Music: Statistics

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#4002 of 14,131 In the World
#1122 of 2,597 In North America
#1050 of 2,496 In the United States
#49 of 88 In Massachusetts
#13 of 24 In Boston
#394 of 1,046 For Music
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Acceptance rate
38%
Avg. cost to attend
$53,162 /y
Aid receiving
96%
Undergraduates
382
Graduates
414
Male:Female Ratio
52:48
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
necmusic.edu

New England Conservatory of Music Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

New England Conservatory of Music has an acceptance rate of 38% and is among the top 9% 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 38% 41% 35%
Applicants 815 409 382
Admissions 306 169 132
Freshmen enrolled full time 48 23 24

75 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

Admissions requirements

Formal demonstration of competencies Required
Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Nonresident Alien 336 (42%)
White 287 (36%)
Asian 98 (12%)
Two or more races 34 (4%)
Hispanic 19 (2%)
Black or African American 15 (2%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 7 (0.9%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend New England Conservatory of Music is $53,162 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
$53,162/year
Average aid awarded
$22,068
Students receiving aid
96%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $3,236
$30-48K $17,541
$48-75K $35,999
$75-110K $45,474
$110K+ $31,796

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $54,210$54,210
Tuition in-state $54,210$54,210
Tuition out-of-state $54,210$54,210
Fee in-district $1,700$1,700
Fee in-state $1,700$1,700
Fee out-of-state $1,700$1,700

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 256
Combined charge for room and board $17,060
Room charge $12,560
Meal charge $5,960

New England Conservatory of Music majors

New England Conservatory of Music has granted 85 bachelor's degrees across 7 programs, 103 master's across 11 programs, and 4 doctorate degrees across 3 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at New England Conservatory of Music.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Jazz & Jazz Studies 18 25
Stringed Instruments 28 14
Keyboard Instruments 17 11 2
Voice and Opera 9 12 1
Woodwind Instruments 6 15 1
Brass Instruments 4 9
Music Theory and Composition 3 9
Music Pedagogy 3
Percussion Instruments 3
Music Performance, General 1
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 1
Grand Total 85 103 4

New England Conservatory of Music has a graduation rate of 81%, which is among the 12% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 81% 76% 88%
  • Full-time retention rate - 93%
  • Part-time retention rate - 100%

Publications & Citations

New England Conservatory of Music has published 135 scientific papers with 1,578 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Art & Design, Engineering, Physics, Sociology, History, Philosophy, Fashion Design, Psychology, and Acoustical Engineering.

Publications
135
Citations
1,578

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
109 / 1,408
Art & Design
73 / 419
Engineering
68 / 539
Physics
62 / 1,291
Sociology
59 / 300
History
58 / 353
Philosophy
54 / 1,153
Fashion Design
50 / 394
Psychology
49 / 507
Acoustical Engineering
46 / 385
Environmental Science
41 / 185
Literature
39 / 334
Music
39 / 321
Computer Science
35 / 1,198
Political Science
35 / 216
Law
34 / 215
Biology
33 / 417
Education Majors
33 / 230
Art History
33 / 207
Geography and Cartography
32 / 162
Mathematics
28 / 1,014
Business
27 / 1,124
Medicine
25 / 432
Geology
24 / 142
Linguistics
24 / 904
Management
22 / 1,060
Math Teachers
21 / 965
Ecology
20 / 155
Archaeology
18 / 116
Aesthetics
16 / 27
Oceanography
15 / 116
Economics
14 / 148
Quantum and Particle physics
13 / 841
Paleontology
13 / 112
Social Psychology
12 / 164
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
12 / 885
Environmental Management
11 / 112
Forestry
11 / 108
Development Studies
10 / 94
Chemistry
10 / 74

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 4 0
1992 2 1
1993 0 1
1994 1 2
1995 2 2
1996 1 2
1997 2 3
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 2 4
2001 2 2
2002 0 3
2003 3 1
2004 4 10
2005 6 12
2006 5 24
2007 0 43
2008 0 43
2009 4 72
2010 2 74
2011 1 53
2012 5 80
2013 9 89
2014 3 108
2015 6 94
2016 2 79
2017 4 65
2018 3 100
2019 7 83
2020 5 93
2021 7 115
2022 7 104
2023 1 148
Academic rankings

New England Conservatory of Music alumni

  1. Coretta Scott King

    Coretta Scott King
    Born in
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    Years
    1927-2006 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    politicianwriteractivist
    Biography

    Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader and the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953 until his death. As an advocate for African-American equality, she was a leader for the civil rights movement in the 1960s. King was also a singer who often incorporated music into her civil rights work. King met her husband while attending graduate school in Boston. They both became increasingly active in the American civil rights movement.

  2. Rose Kennedy

    Rose Kennedy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1890-1995 (aged 105)
    Occupations
    socialite
    Biography

    Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American philanthropist, socialite, and matriarch of the Kennedy family. She was deeply embedded in the "lace curtain" Irish American community in Boston. Her father, John F. Fitzgerald, served in the Massachusetts State Senate (1892–1894), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1895–1901, 1919), and as Mayor of Boston (1906–1908, 1910–1914). Her husband, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., chaired the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1934–1935) and the U.S. Maritime Commission (1937–1938), and served as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1938–1940). Their nine children included United States President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith. In 1951, Rose Kennedy was ennobled by Pope Pius XII, becoming the sixth American woman to be granted the rank of Papal countess.

  3. Walter Pidgeon

    Walter Pidgeon
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1897-1984 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actorsingerfilm actortrade unionist
    Biography

    Walter Davis Pidgeon was a Canadian-American actor. A major leading man during the Golden Age of Hollywood, known for his "portrayals of men who prove both sturdy and wise," Pidgeon earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, for his roles in Mrs. Miniver (1942) and Madame Curie (1943).

  4. Rick Beato

    Rick Beato
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    guitaristYouTuberrecord producersession musicianaudio engineer
    Biography

    Richard John Beato is an American YouTube personality, multi-instrumentalist, music producer and educator. Since the early 1980s, he has worked variously as a musician, songwriter, audio engineer, and record producer, and has lectured on music at several universities. Based in Black Dog Sound Studios in Stone Mountain, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, he has produced for and worked with bands such as Needtobreathe, Parmalee, and Shinedown. He is now known for his YouTube channel on which he covers different aspects of rock, jazz, blues, techno, rap and popular music, and interviews well-known musicians and producers.

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General info

Alternative names NEC
Founded 1867
Academic calendar September to May
Total FTE staff 344
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools

Location and contacts

Address 290 Huntington Ave
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115-5018
United States
City population 676,000
Phone 6175851100

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