Berklee Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

55.2%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$150

Undergraduate

$150

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Berklee during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	7,266	3,626	3,640
Admitted students	4,009	2,166	1,843
Enrolled students	1,707	960	747
Acceptance rate	55%	60%	51%
Yield rate	43%	44%	40%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Berklee received a total of 7,266 applications. These applications included 3,626 male applicants and 3,640 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 7,266 applicants, Berklee admitted 4,009 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,166 males and 1,843 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,707 students chose to enroll at Berklee. This means that 1,707 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 960 were male and 747 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Berklee had an overall acceptance rate of 55% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 60% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 51%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Berklee had an overall yield rate of 43% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 44%, and for female admitted students, it was 40%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Berklee over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	8,071	4,895	3,176	2,325	1,495	830	29%	30%	26%	947	612	335	41%	41%	40%
2016	9,224	5,111	4,113	3,121	1,866	1,255	34%	36%	30%	1,190	689	501	38%	37%	40%
2017	6,222	3,234	2,988	3,268	1,870	1,398	52%	58%	47%	1,329	769	560	41%	41%	40%
2018	6,820	3,192	3,088	3,249	1,775	1,474	48%	56%	48%	1,277	717	560	39%	40%	38%
2019	6,763	3,484	3,279	3,479	1,891	1,588	51%	54%	48%	1,311	718	593	38%	38%	37%
2020	7,860	3,952	3,908	4,056	2,202	1,854	52%	56%	47%	1,248	694	554	31%	32%	30%
2021	7,266	3,626	3,640	4,009	2,166	1,843	55%	60%	51%	1,707	960	747	43%	44%	40%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

Berklee College of Music uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Berklee operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school record
Recommendation letters
Formal demonstration of competencies
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Completion of college-preparatory program
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Berklee College of Music.

Credit for life experiences

Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Accepted

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