Statement · San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
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Families earning under $30k paid $55,704 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $78,781.
Earnings ten years after entering were not reported.
74% of students finish within 150% of normal time.
- Enrollment, 2023
- 459
What it costs
The published sticker cost is $78,781 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $24,504 and $55,704 a year depending on income at San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Statement of cost · San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
- $78,781
- What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
- $55,704
- Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
- $42,607
- In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
- $56,150
Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.
Net price by family income
Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.
Yearly net price by family income, in dollars
- Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
| Family income | Paid per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $55,704 |
| $30k–$48k | $33,386 |
| $48k–$75k | $24,504 |
| $75k–$110k | $36,802 |
| Over $110k | $45,245 |
College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)
What graduates earn and owe
Earnings are not reported; the median graduate who borrowed owes $27,000.
Statement, continued
- Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- $23,988
- Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- $27,899
- Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- not reported
- Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
89th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years - $27,000
- Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
- $22,000
Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.
Earnings after entry
- Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
- Dashed: median graduate debt, $27,000.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
| Measure | Dollars |
|---|---|
| Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry | $23,988 |
| Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry | $27,899 |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry | not reported |
| Median graduate debt | $27,000 |
College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records
What programs pay
Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.
| Program | Credential | Graduates | Earnings, 5 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Master's Degree | 104 | $38,448 | not reported |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | 51 | $27,321 | $27,000 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 31 | not reported | not reported |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 0 | not reported | not reported |
Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.
Who goes here
San Francisco Conservatory of Music: 226 undergraduates; 17% of students receive Pell grants; 55% of applicants are admitted.
Admission rate
55%
23rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Undergraduates
226
21st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
17%
of undergraduates receive Pell grants
14th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Completion
74%
finish within 150% of normal time
80th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
First-generation
not reported
Median family income
$49,656
59th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
Students by family income
Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.
not reported
Show as a table
| Family income | Share of students |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | not reported |
| $30k–$48k | not reported |
| $48k–$75k | not reported |
| $75k–$110k | not reported |
| Over $110k | not reported |
How it has changed
Average net price rose from $28,683 in 2009 to $42,607 in 2024.
Four measures, year by year
A break in a line is a year the measure was not collected. It is not zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
1 year not reported; the line breaks there
Table of the same numbers
| Year | Admit rate | Sticker price | Net price | Earnings, 10 yrs | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 164 |
| 1997 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 154 |
| 1998 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 155 |
| 1999 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 131 |
| 2000 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 2001 | 50% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 142 |
| 2002 | 54% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 153 |
| 2003 | 56% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 153 |
| 2004 | 50% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 166 |
| 2005 | 49% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 175 |
| 2006 | 53% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 214 |
| 2007 | 42% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 215 |
| 2008 | 44% | not reported | not reported | not reported | 200 |
| 2009 | 43% | $44,560 | $28,683 | not reported | 200 |
| 2010 | 37% | $46,900 | $27,742 | not reported | 186 |
| 2011 | 41% | $48,950 | $30,597 | not reported | 185 |
| 2012 | 47% | $50,875 | $28,824 | not reported | 184 |
| 2013 | 40% | $52,260 | $28,174 | $25,400 | 172 |
| 2014 | 37% | $54,430 | $45,052 | $19,700 | 170 |
| 2015 | 47% | $56,722 | $31,660 | not reported | 157 |
| 2016 | 42% | $60,410 | $33,801 | not reported | 187 |
| 2017 | 44% | $63,060 | $37,289 | not reported | 205 |
| 2018 | 45% | $65,045 | $37,351 | not reported | 221 |
| 2019 | 48% | $66,900 | $37,649 | not reported | 233 |
| 2020 | 46% | $69,135 | $39,165 | not reported | 243 |
| 2021 | 46% | $69,637 | $33,949 | not reported | 228 |
| 2022 | 42% | $73,761 | $33,577 | not reported | 221 |
| 2023 | 52% | $78,209 | $42,448 | not reported | 215 |
| 2024 | 55% | $78,781 | $42,607 | not reported | 226 |
College Scorecard annual institution files, 1996 to 2026
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Sources & caveats
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.
- not reported
- Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
- Percentiles
- A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
- Earnings
- Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.