Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$125
Undergraduate$125
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in The New England Conservatory of Music during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, The New England Conservatory of Music received a total of 952 applications. These applications included 484 male applicants and 468 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 952 applicants, The New England Conservatory of Music admitted 412 students. Among the admitted students, there were 232 males and 180 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 90 students chose to enroll at The New England Conservatory of Music. This means that 90 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 48 were male and 42 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, The New England Conservatory of Music had an overall acceptance rate of 43% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 48% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 38%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. The New England Conservatory of Music had an overall yield rate of 22% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 21%, and for female admitted students, it was 23%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for The New England Conservatory of Music over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
The New England Conservatory 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, The New England Conservatory of Music 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
- Secondary school rank
- 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 The New England Conservatory of Music.
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Credit for life experiences
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Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Not Accepted
American Conservatory Theater
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Berklee College of Music
Longy School of Music of Bard College