Musicians Institute
About
Musicians Institute (MI) is a private for-profit music school in Los Angeles, California. MI students can earn Certificates and – with transfer of coursework taken at Los Angeles City College – Associate of Arts Degrees, as well as Bachelor of Music Degrees in either Performance or Composition. The college was founded in 1977.
Admissions funnel
How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
What families actually pay
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.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Musicians Institute vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions Musicians Institute 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMusicians Institute | 53% | 77.9% | 824 | $37,793 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Interior Designers Institute | 100% | — | 102 | — | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art | 100% | — | 2 | — | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | — | — | 1,712 | $21,299 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Sessions College for Professional Design | — | 85.7% | 194 | $15,156 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design |
The Modern College of Design | — | 91.7% | 214 | $34,709 | Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design |
Walnut Hill College | — | 42.7% | 175 | $33,578 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
| Peer group median | 100% | 81.8% | 194 | $33,578 |
Documents & reports (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding opportunities (8)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityThe Musicians Foundation Bass ScholarshipMusicians Foundationinstitution_site$10,000
- opportunityThe Musicians Foundation Drum ScholarshipMusicians Foundationinstitution_site$10,000
- opportunityThe Musicians Foundation Guitar ScholarshipMusicians Foundationinstitution_site$10,000
- opportunityThe Musicians Foundation Keyboard ScholarshipMusicians Foundationinstitution_site$10,000
- opportunityThe Musicians Foundation Vocal ScholarshipMusicians Foundationinstitution_site$10,000
- opportunitySteve Robinson Metal of Honor Veteran's Performance ScholarshipMusicians Instituteinstitution_site$1,000
- opportunityThe Musicians Foundation Helping Hand ScholarshipMusicians Foundationinstitution_site$1,000
- opportunityOpportunity ScholarshipMusicians Instituteinstitution_site
Notable alumni (19)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Sharon AguilarMusic
- Howard AldenMusic
- Juan AldereteMusic
- Jennifer BattenMusic
- Jeff BerlinMusic
- Jeff BuckleyMusic
- Joacim CansMusic
- Tanya ChuaMusic
- Rivers CuomoMusic
- John FruscianteMusic
- Synyster GatesMusic
- Paul GilbertMusic
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