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San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a private nonprofit college in a large city in the San Francisco, CA metro with 215 students and a 55% acceptance rate.

San Francisco, California · Private nonprofit · City, large · 215 students

Admission rate

55%

of applicants admitted

Average net price

$42,607

per year, after grants

Graduation rate

74%

within 6 years

Freshman retention

74%

return for sophomore year

Students

215

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$55,704
$30,001–48,000$33,386
$48,001–75,000$24,504
$75,001–110,000$36,802
Over $110,000$45,245

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

Biggest majors

MajorGraduates
Stringed Instruments17
Music Technology11
Jazz/Jazz Studies7
Keyboard Instruments6
Voice and Opera5
Percussion Instruments4
Woodwind Instruments2
Brass Instruments2
Show the other 1 majors
Music Theory and Composition2

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

Hillel, InterVarsity

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

The place

Setting

City, large

Federal locale classification

Metro area

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

4,648,486 people

Big-city metro (1 million+)

Yes

More about the place

Nearest airport

San Francisco International (SFO)

Nearest hub airport

San Francisco International (SFO)

Walkability

EPA walkability index 16.8 of 20

Elevation

58 ft

Time zone

Pacific

January low

47°F

July high

66°F

Annual snowfall

0.0 in

Days at 90°F or higher

3 per year

One-bedroom fair market rent

$2,680 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