The New England Conservatory of Music

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location: Northeast
Setting: Large City Setting
Type: Private
Size: Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
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School Description
Provided by The New England Conservatory of Music

The mission of New England Conservatory is the education and training of musicians of all ages from around the world, drawing on the talents of an accomplished faculty and nurturing individual excellence in a challenging and supportive community dedicated to the highest standards of performance, teaching and scholarship. In so doing, NEC aspires to ensure that music has a central place in public life and that the broader value of a rigorous music education is recognized.

The New England Conservatory of Music From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest independent conservatory in the United States.

Today, NEC is often considered to be among the world's leading musical institutions, and is the only music school in the United States designated as a National Historic Landmark. The school is home each year to 750 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies along with 1400 more in its Preparatory School as well as the School of Continuing Education.

At the collegiate level, NEC offers the Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts, as well as the Undergraduate Diploma, Graduate Diploma, and Artist's Diploma. Also offered are 5-year joint double degree programs with Harvard University and Tufts University.

History

NEC was founded in 1867 by Eben Tourjee, who modelled it after the European conservatories of that time. Initially, it was located in the Boston Music Hall just off Tremont Street in downtown Boston. In 1870 it moved to the former St. James Hotel in Franklin Square in the South End. It moved to its present location in the Symphony/Prudential Neighborhood on Huntington Avenue in 1903. In 1881, when Henry Lee Higginson established the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he drew heavily on school's faculty to serve as section leaders. Today, the school and the orchestra continue to share a close association: nearly half of the BSO is composed of conservatory faculty and alumni, a remarkable statistic. The BSO string section, considered the orchestra's strongest asset, is representative of the strings department at NEC. When Boston established its first full-scale opera company in 1908, the manager, conductors, soloists, orchestra, chorus, library, and rehearsal rooms were all provided by the conservatory. After that company's demise, Boris Goldovsky's Opera Theater gave local audiences their first fully staged performances in more than a decade. In 1958, Goldovsky's protégé Sarah Caldwell founded the Opera Company of Boston, which gained international acclaim for its innovative programming.

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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 396
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 100%
Athletic Programs: Unavailable
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 27,500
Students Receiving Aid: 89%
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Admissions
Application Fee: $ 100
Selectivity: Highly Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Men 60%
Women 40%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 68%
Other 15%
Asian 10%
Hispanic 4%
African-American 3%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 96%
In-State 4%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New York 7%
California 7%
New Jersey 5%
Texas 5%
Connecticut 4%
Percent of Students International: 26%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 22%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 27,500    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 300    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 4,031 22%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,560 7%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 8,572 77%  
Student Loans:
$ 7,374 62%  
Any Aid:
  89%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 30% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 87%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 400, Math: 400
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 401, Math: 401
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 13%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 18, Verbal: 18, Math: 18
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 19, Verbal: 19, Math: 19

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 100.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Not Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Not Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Photos

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  • Jordan Hall Building on 30 Gainsborough Street.
    Jordan Hall Building on 30 Gainsborough Street. [source]
  • Spauding Library on Huntington Avenue, with the John Hancock Tower seen in the background.
    Spauding Library on Huntington Avenue, with the John Hancock Tower seen in the background. [source]
  • Jordan Hall, NEC's 1,019 seat central performing space, and one of the world's greatest recital stages.
    Jordan Hall, NEC's 1,019 seat central performing space, and one of the world's greatest recital stages. [source]
  • The Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra performing in Jordan Hall.
    The Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra performing in Jordan Hall. [source]