Private (for-profit)

Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences

Tempe, Arizona·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southwest·cras.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
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Total enrollment
692
peer median 692
Avg net price
$22,990
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
39%
Full-time retention
90%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
33%79 of 240
Non-Pell (all)
45%116 of 258
Subsidized loan, no Pell
53%69 of 130
No Federal Aid
37%47 of 128

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-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.

FVT/GE

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

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.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
22%
$8,344 debt · $37,556 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1990Next review May 2029

Action history · 2

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Sep 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,292
$30–48k$20,970
$48–75k$22,252
$75–110k$25,129
$110k+$25,840

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$22,990
vs peer median $22,990
Federal loans
65.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 356 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $4.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
356
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,090,494 total
Direct Loans
$4.6M
985 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
399 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.0M
482 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.3M
104 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 334 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (2.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
334
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.2%
2017
15.7%
2018
12.5%
2019
2.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CRAS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
692
12-mo unduplicated
986
Undergraduate
986
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
83%818
Women
17%168

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.5%
Hispanic
26.9%
Black
12.9%
Two or more
8.7%
Asian
2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 637 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CRAS.

    What is the graduation rate at Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences?

    Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences?

    Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences reports a total enrollment of 692 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences?

    The average net price at Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences is $22,990 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences located?

    Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences is located in Tempe, Arizona 85282-1707.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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