College · Private nonprofit · Philadelphia, PA · City
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA
Admit rate5%
6-yr median pay$31k
Net price / yr—
Undergrad size109
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $0k/yr for a shot at a $31k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 5% means this is a reach for most people, even strong applicants.
If you get in
109 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $0.0k
- Room & board
- $21.0k
- Books & supplies
- $4,530
How students pay for it.
Pell grants1%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans0%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention98%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr96%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$31k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 109
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career · High Nontraditional
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- International46%
- White27%
- Asian14%
- Two or more races9%
- Hispanic3%
- Black2%
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$63k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1
What you can study.