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Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan School of Music is a private nonprofit college in a large city in the New York, NY metro with 543 students and a 41% acceptance rate.

New York, New York · Private nonprofit · City, large · 543 students

Admission rate

41%

of applicants admitted

Average net price

$51,754

per year, after grants

Graduation rate

78%

within 6 years

Freshman retention

93%

return for sophomore year

Median earnings

$26,878

10 years after entry

Students

543

total enrollment

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS) · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

What families actually pay

Average yearly net price after grants, all students, by family income

$0–30,000$31,392
$30,001–48,000$38,143
$48,001–75,000$46,638
$75,001–110,000$48,042
Over $110,000$56,540

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard · data snapshot October 2, 2026

Biggest majors

MajorGraduates
Voice and Opera23
Musical Theatre23
Stringed Instruments22
Keyboard Instruments16
Jazz/Jazz Studies13
Brass Instruments5
Woodwind Instruments3
Music Theory and Composition2
Show the other 1 majors
Percussion Instruments1

Bachelor’s graduates, first major, most recent year · Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, IPEDS · data snapshot October 2, 2026

Sports and campus life

Faith groups

InterVarsity, Newman Connection

Also

Study abroad

Sources: U.S. Dept. of Education athletics data (EADA), connection.newmanministry.com · checked September 4, 2026 · data snapshot October 2, 2026

The place

Setting

City, large

Federal locale classification

Metro area

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

19,940,274 people

Big-city metro (1 million+)

Yes

More about the place

Nearest airport

Laguardia (LGA)

Nearest hub airport

Laguardia (LGA)

Walkability

EPA walkability index 15.8 of 20

Elevation

95 ft

Time zone

Eastern

January low

28°F

July high

85°F

Annual snowfall

29.8 in

Days at 90°F or higher

17 per year

One-bedroom fair market rent

$2,600 per month

Sources: U.S. Dept. of Education (IPEDS locale), U.S. Census metro estimates, NOAA climate normals, HUD fair market rents, EPA walkability · data snapshot October 2, 2026

Colleges nearby

Straight-line distance between campuses

Similar colleges

Private nonprofit, city campus, similar size