Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY · Private nonprofitAt a glance
40.8%
Acceptance rate
$47,599
Avg net price
535
Enrollment
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 108Master’s 195Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 108Master’s 195Doctoral 14 |
| Musical TheatreBachelor’s 23Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Stringed InstrumentsBachelor’s 20Master’s 32Doctoral 3 |
| Voice and OperaBachelor’s 19Master’s 41Doctoral 0 |
| Keyboard InstrumentsBachelor’s 17Master’s 54Doctoral 8 |
| Jazz/Jazz StudiesBachelor’s 14Master’s 19Doctoral 0 |
| Woodwind InstrumentsBachelor’s 6Master’s 20Doctoral 1 |
| Brass InstrumentsBachelor’s 5Master’s 9Doctoral 0 |
| Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s 2Master’s 16Doctoral 1 |
| Percussion InstrumentsBachelor’s 2Master’s 2Doctoral 0 |
| ConductingBachelor’s 0Master’s 1Doctoral 1 |
| Music Performance, GeneralBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 1Doctoral None reported |
Application deadlines
For fall 2027 entry
Priority application deadline
Decision released by Apr 1 · CSS Profile, FAFSA due Jan 15
Dec 1, 2026
· Apply with the college's application
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $55,750
- Required fees
- $1,300
- Food and housing
- $18,050
- Books and supplies
- $1,500
- Other expenses
- $4,600
- Total
- $81,200
- $70,9252019–2019–20
- $71,1752020–2120–21
- $72,7802021–2221–22
- $74,7502022–2322–23
- $78,0502023–2423–24
- $81,2002024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $47,599 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 graduation72%
6-year graduation78%
Retention rate93%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$26,878
Median debt$26,994
Campus
Enrollment535
Student-faculty ratio6:1
SettingCity
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
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Manhattan School of Music. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
92.7% of Manhattan School of Music’s first-years return for a second year and 78.3% 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