Berklee College of Music
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 22 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 15 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing7 · 31.8%
- No Data15 · 68.2%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
Action history · 2
- Nov 2023Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
- Sep 2016Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,667 students received $8.3M in Pell grants, alongside $49.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,206 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (2.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Berklee College of Music
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus26
- Public property20
Includes 14 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Sexual orientation2
- Religion1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Berklee College of Music vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Berklee College of Music selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectBerklee College of Music | 67% | — | 8,369 | $49,465 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 70% | 70.0% | 5,862 | $37,927 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 77% | 51.3% | 5,263 | $49,180 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 87% | 45.1% | 5,333 | $37,930 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 75% | 71.2% | 4,394 | $40,654 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 71% | 69.8% | 2,517 | $27,477 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 73% | 69.8% | 5,298 | $39,292 |
Institutions like Berklee College of Music
Explore the federal data for institutions in Berklee College of Music's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMassachusetts
Merrimack College
Grad rate70%Admit rate70.0%Enrollment5,862Net price$37,927View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMassachusetts
Emerson College
Grad rate77%Admit rate51.3%Enrollment5,263Net price$49,180View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMassachusetts
Bentley University
Grad rate87%Admit rate45.1%Enrollment5,333Net price$37,930View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMassachusetts
Endicott College
Grad rate75%Admit rate71.2%Enrollment4,394Net price$40,654View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMassachusetts
Regis College
Grad rate71%Admit rate69.8%Enrollment2,517Net price$27,477View data
Berklee College of Music Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides contact information for the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment at Berklee, including email and phone details. It lists various important areas managed by the office, such as official statistics, the factbook, retention and graduation rates, and accreditation information. Sharon Kramer is identified as the Dean of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Accreditation.
Visit IR office page- Sharon KramerDean of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Accreditation
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