Berklee College of Music

Name: Berklee College of Music Common Data Set 2025-26
Creator: Berklee College of Music
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2025-26

The 2025-26 Common Data Set for Berklee College of Music — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. File date from the school's HTTP Last-Modified header: May 7, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.

In its 2025-26 report, Berklee College of Music says 6,671 first-year students applied and 3,675 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 55%. 1,466 admitted students enrolled (40% yield). Compared with 2024-25, applications fell 5.4% (7,050 to 6,671) and the acceptance rate went from 44% to 55%.

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Acceptance Rate

55.1%

Applications

6,671

Admitted

3,675

Enrolled

1,466

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedEarly Action offered

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants6,671reported count

Admits3,67555%

Class seats1,46640% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	6,671	3,675	55%	1,466	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 40%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $150. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$33,647

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

67%

6-year completion

Average net price

$49,465

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$25,000

federal loans only

Nonpayment

14%

FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report437numbers from this report.

General Information

8 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Becky

Last Name:Prior

Title:Director of Institutional Research

Office:Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

Country:USA

Phone:617-747-6832

Email Address:bprior@berklee.edu

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.berklee.edu/institutional-assessment/common-data-set

Other

City:Boston

StateMA

Address Information

Name of College/University:Berklee College of Music

Street Address Line 1:1140 Bolyston Street

CityBoston

StateMA

Zip2,215

Country:USA

Main Phone Number (Area Code)617

Main Phone Number:266-1400

WWW Home Page Address:www.berklee.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):617

Admissions Phone Number:747-2221

Admissions Email Address:admissions@berklee.edu

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Degrees Offered

DiplomaX

Bachelor'sX

Postbachelor's certificateX

Master'sX

Post-master's certificateX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	680	642	0	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	136	94	0	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	2209	1977	0	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	3025	2713	0	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	4	2	3	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	88	56	0	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	63	33	0	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	708	511	0	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	859	600	0	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	35	32	1	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	3923	3347	4	7274

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	0	0	0	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	280	276	1	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	5	10	0	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	285	286	1	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	0	0	0	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	116	74	0	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	6	4	0	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	122	78	0	Not reported
Total graduate students	407	364	1	772

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	4330	3711	5	8046

All

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	90.07	Not reported	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	34
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	1822
Postbachelor's certificates	15
Master's degrees	497
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	157	258	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	0	0	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	157	258	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	81	136	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	19	34	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	4	6	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	104	176	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	66.24%	68.22%	76.17%	73.13%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	154	255	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	0	0	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	154	255	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	77	131	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	14	30	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	4	4	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	95	165	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	61.69%	64.71%	69.02%	67.05%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	3125	3546	0	6,671
Admitted	1859	1816	0	3,675
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	1,466
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

In-state first-time, first-year who applied364

In-state first-time, first-year who were admitted183

In-state first-time, first-year who enrolled104

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who applied4,423

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who were admitted2,416

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who enrolled859

Nonresident first-time, first-year who applied1,882

Nonresident first-time, first-year who were admitted1,075

Nonresident first-time, first-year who enrolled503

Unknown-residency first-time, first-year who applied2

Unknown-residency first-time, first-year who were admitted1

Unknown-residency first-time, first-year who enrolled0

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	—	—	Yes	—
Class rank	—	—	Yes	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	—	Yes
Application essay	—	—	Yes	—
Recommendations	—	—	Yes	—
Interview	Yes	—	—	—
Extracurricular activities	—	—	Yes	—
Talent or ability	Yes	—	—	—
Character and personal qualities	—	—	Yes	—
First generation	—	—	Yes	—
Alumni relation	—	—	Yes	—
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	Yes	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	—	Yes	—
Work experience	—	—	Yes	—
Level of applicant interest	—	—	Yes	—

First-time, first-year Profile

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total0

SAT Math: Total0

SAT Composite: Total0

ACT Composite: Total0

Total0

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?Yes

Amount of application fee:150

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes

Application closing date (fall): Month1

Application closing date (fall): Day15

Priority Date: Month11

Priority Date: Day1

Yes, by:X

Date: Month3

Date: Day31

Amount of housing deposit:500

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes

Other

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Application for Admission

FallX

SpringX

SummerX

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Berklee College of Music CDS 2025-2026 12

Fall Closing Date: Month11

Spring Closing Date: Month7

Fall Notification Date: Month1

Spring Notification Date: Month9

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day1

Spring Closing Date: Day1

Fall Notification Date: Day15

Spring Notification Date: Day15

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:60

American Council on Education (ACE)No

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No

Number24

Unit Typecredit

Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:Berklee College of Music CDS 2025-2026 14

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Accelerated programX

Cross-registrationX

Distance learningX

Double majorX

Dual enrollmentX

English as a Second Language (ESL)X

Exchange student program (domestic)X

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Other (specify):X

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsX

Computer literacyX

English (including composition)X

HistoryX

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Other (describe):X

Describe:Music, performing arts

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)90%

Percent of males who join fraternities0%

Percent of females who join sororities0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing69%

Percent who live off campus or commute31%

Percent of students age 25 and older8%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)87%

Percent of males who join fraternities0%

Percent of females who join sororities0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing23%

Percent who live off campus or commute77%

Percent of students age 25 and older18%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18.8

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19.8

Average age of full-time students20.7

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)22.9

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Student governmentX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Housing

Coed residence hallsX

Theme housingX

Wellness housingX

Living Learning CommunitiesX

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.berklee.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	54020	54020
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	1600	1600
Food and housing, on-campus	21300	21300
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No

Financial Aid

12 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	420	2285	105
Average institutional non-need grant	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Athletic grant recipients	0	0	0
Average athletic grant	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Reporting Year

Academic Year2025-2026 estimated

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Applied for need-based aid	766	2619	706
Determined to have financial need	517	1991	583
Awarded any aid	509	1959	558
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	260	875	403
Awarded need-based self-help aid	393	1473	444
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	315	1433	84
Need fully met	39	191	19
Average percentage of need met	41	47	36
Average financial aid package	26659	28727	12945
Average need-based scholarship or grant	7622	8671	6250
Average need-based self-help award	4446	5293	4278
Average need-based loan	3968	4127	21

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,363

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	501	36.76	49464
Federal loan programs	478	35.07	24120
Institutional loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
State loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Private student loans	163	11.96	81301

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:2,568

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$1,255

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$3,222,778

Financial Aid Forms

FAFSAX

CSS ProfileX

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month12

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1

Financial Aid Notification

b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X

Financial Aid Reply

Students must reply by (date): Month8

Students must reply by (date): Day1

Aid Available

Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansX

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansX

Federal Direct PLUS LoansX

College/university loans from institutional fundsX

Federal Pell GrantsX

Federal SEOGX

State scholarships/grantsX

Private scholarshipsX

College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX

Institutional Aid

AcademicsX

Music/dramaX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Berklee College of Music CDS 2025-2026 24

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	407	1015	1422
Members of minority groups	106	220	326
Females	145	406	551
Males	262	609	871
Nonresidents	2	45	47
Doctorate or other terminal degree	55	57	112
Master's, but not terminal master's	64	135	199
Bachelor's degree	30	77	107
Unknown or other highest degree	258	746	1004
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	3	33	36

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio8.55

based on ____ students2,025

and ____ faculty731

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	Not reported	0
10-19 students	295	0
20-29 students	295	0
30-39 students	76	0
40-49 students	76	0
50-99 students	8	0
100+ students	3682	0
Total	3682	0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	3%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	5%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	9%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	11.76%	Not reported	25.37%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	0.54%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	5.88%	Not reported	15.84%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	28%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	82.35%	Not reported	56.76%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	1.48%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
History	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100%	0%	100.00%

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