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The New England Conservatory of Music

The New England Conservatory of Music is a private nonprofit college in a large city in the Boston, MA metro with 393 students and a 41% acceptance rate.

Boston, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · City, large · 393 students

Admission rate

41%

of applicants admitted

Average net price

$46,754

per year, after grants

Graduation rate

73%

within 6 years

Freshman retention

94%

return for sophomore year

Median earnings

$34,483

10 years after entry

Students

393

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$47,882
$30,001–48,000$44,882
$48,001–75,000$45,625
$75,001–110,000$45,608
Over $110,000$47,387

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

Biggest majors

MajorGraduates
Stringed Instruments29
Woodwind Instruments12
Brass Instruments10
Jazz/Jazz Studies9
Keyboard Instruments8
Voice and Opera7
Music Performance7
Music Theory and Composition6
Show the other 1 majors
Percussion Instruments3

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

Cru, Hillel, InterVarsity, Newman Connection

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

The place

Setting

City, large

Federal locale classification

Metro area

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

5,025,517 people

Big-city metro (1 million+)

Yes

More about the place

Nearest airport

General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS)

Nearest hub airport

General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS)

Walkability

EPA walkability index 15.7 of 20

Elevation

13 ft

Time zone

Eastern

January low

19°F

July high

85°F

Annual snowfall

49.2 in

Days at 90°F or higher

20 per year

One-bedroom fair market rent

$3,010 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

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