unitid 164748 · Boston, MA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Berklee College of Music
- enrollment 2023
- 9,708
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
44%
16th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
7,468
96th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
16%
undergrads on Pell grants
13th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
67%
finish within 150% time
69th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$72,700
87th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$49,465
after aid, aided students
99th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$33,647
after entry, Title IV students
9th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,000
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $42,734 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k20%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+37%
- Median family income
- $50,454
- First-generation students
- 21%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $52,040
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music. | 625 | $33,368 | $24,979 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 440 | — | $27,000 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 215 | — | $26,000 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 189 | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | 154 | $54,487 | $26,375 |
| Music. | 145 | $37,356 | — |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | 89 | — | — |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 72 | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 69 | — | $27,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 46 | — | $23,750 |
| Dance. | 36 | $19,056 | $27,000 |
| Music. | 23 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- 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.