American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York, New York · Website
$26,975
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$26,975
median earnings, 10 years after starting
American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New York, New York with 1,438 undergraduates and 14 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $41,416 a year (tuition and fees $46,928). It admits 24% of applicants and 72% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $26,975 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$41,416
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$46,928
US median $11,837
Admission rate
24%
US median 78%
Completion rate
72%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,250
About $162 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$26,975
Rank 4,329 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $41,416
- Tuition and fees
- $46,928
- Cost of attendance
- $65,647
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,437
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $27,924
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $43,968
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $51,214
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $59,423
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $33,920 in 2015-16 to $46,928 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 24%
- Undergraduates
- 1,438
- Graduate students
- 14
- Part-time students
- 2.7%
- Women
- 72%
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 5
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,329 of 5,094 US colleges and 271 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $41,416 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $46,928 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 24% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 72% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,250 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $21,168 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $26,975 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 36% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
5 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificate | Certificate | 364 | $12,000 | $17,382 | $31,701 | $31,337 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 225 | $27,000 | $17,410 | $32,008 | $39,775 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate's | Associate's | 61 | $12,000 | $15,909 | Withheld | $31,773 |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $15,881 | $34,107 | $39,980 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does American Musical and Dramatic Academy cost?
$41,416 a year is the average net price at American Musical and Dramatic Academy after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $46,928, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $65,647. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,437 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at American Musical and Dramatic Academy?
24% of applicants are admitted to American Musical and Dramatic Academy. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do American Musical and Dramatic Academy graduates earn?
$26,975 a year is the median pay of former American Musical and Dramatic Academy students who work, 10 years after they started ($21,168 after 6 years). That ranks 4,329 of 5,094 US colleges and 271 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's) at $17,410.
How much student debt do American Musical and Dramatic Academy graduates have?
$15,250 is the median federal student loan debt of American Musical and Dramatic Academy graduates, about $162 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 59% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at American Musical and Dramatic Academy?
72% of first-time, full-time students at American Musical and Dramatic Academy finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at American Musical and Dramatic Academy?
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (364 certificate graduates), Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (225 bachelor's graduates), Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (61 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.