VanderCook College of Music
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofitAt a glance
89.5%
Acceptance rate
$17,094
Avg net price
70
Enrollment
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| Field |
|---|
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 19Master’s 32 |
| Bachelor’s 18Master’s 32 |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reported |
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $28,640
- Required fees
- $2,270
- Food and housing
- $14,008
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other expenses
- $3,500
- Total
- $49,618
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $17,094 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation47%
6-year graduation47%
Retention rate67%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$47,863
Median debt$27,000
Campus
Enrollment70
Student-faculty ratio4:1
SettingCity
HSI
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for VanderCook College of Music. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
66.7% of VanderCook College of Music’s first-years return for a second year and 46.7% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03