Berklee College of Music

 

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Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02215		 General information
 (617) 747-2222

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificates, Bachelor degrees
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of art, music, and design
Number of students: 4,090 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:$ 150

About this School
Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,800 students and a faculty of approximately 430 (as of 2004). Berklee offers a fully accredited four-year baccalaureate degree or diploma. Degree program tuition is approximately $20,350 for the fall through spring academic year (as of 2004). Berklee College of Music is not to be confused with the University of California's Berkeley campus.
 
History
Berklee was founded by Lawrence Berk and was originally named Schillinger House of Music, after his teacher Joseph Schillinger. The original purpose of the school was to teach the Schillinger System of musical harmony and composition. After expansion of the school's curriculum in 1954, Berk changed the name to Berklee School of Music after his son Lee Berk and as a pun on the name of the famous University of California, Berkeley (students often have a hard time explaining to people that Berklee and UC-Berkeley are two unrelated schools). When the school received its accreditation, the name was changed to Berklee College of Music in 1973. Lee Berk never formally studied music, instead focusing on Business and Real Estate Law, however his daughter Lucy Berk is an alumna of the college. At the time of its founding, almost all music schools focused primarily on classical music. The original mission of Berklee was to provide formal training in jazz, rock, and other contemporary music not available at other music schools. As of the 2006 Fall semester, all students will be required to audition to gain entrance to the school. This is a change from the school's open-admittance policy it used for many years. Berklee's acceptance rate is now approximately 42%.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2009-20082008-20072007-2006
In-State$ 28,503$ 25,990$ 24,000
Out of State$ 28,503$ 25,990$ 24,000
Books and Supplies$ 464$ 900$ 860
On-Campus
Room and board$ 14,360$ 13,550$ 12,550
Other Expenses$ 3,286$ 7,416$ 7,063
Off Campus
Room and board$ 10,984$ 13,550$ 13,030
Other Expenses$ 3,286$ 7,416$ 7,063
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$ 3,286$ 7,416$ 7,063

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 28% $ 2,209
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 4% $ 1,146
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 73% $ 7,151
Loans to students 73% $ 2,306
 
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