Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Also known as Longy School of Music · Website
$46,543
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,543
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Longy School of Music of Bard College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Cambridge, Massachusetts with 10 undergraduates and 307 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $38,530 a year (tuition and fees $55,275). 78% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,543 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,254 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$38,530
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$55,275
US median $11,837
Admission rate
-
Completion rate
78%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,254
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,543
Rank 1,804 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
- $38,530
- Tuition and fees
- $55,275
- Cost of attendance
- $72,450
- Students with a need-based grant
- 5.9%
- Students with federal loans
- 12%
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $40,055
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $37,005
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 $36,750 in 2015-16 to $55,275 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
- Undergraduates
- 10
- Graduate students
- 307
- Part-time students
- 20%
- Women
- 40%
- Students per teacher
- 4
- Completion rate
- 78%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 4
- Endowment
- $9.15M
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 1,804 of 5,094 US colleges and 73 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $38,530 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $55,275 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 78% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,254 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,072 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,543 | $53,104 | $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. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 51% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MusicMaster's | Master's | 94 | $48,000 | $30,660 | $48,961 | $48,285 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| MusicGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,504 |
| MusicCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,318 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Longy School of Music of Bard College cost?
$38,530 a year is the average net price at Longy School of Music of Bard College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $55,275, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $72,450.
How much do Longy School of Music of Bard College graduates earn?
$46,543 a year is the median pay of former Longy School of Music of Bard College students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,072 after 6 years). That ranks 1,804 of 5,094 US colleges and 73 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Music (Master's) at $30,660.
How much student debt do Longy School of Music of Bard College graduates have?
$24,254 is the median federal student loan debt of Longy School of Music of Bard College graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 12% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Longy School of Music of Bard College?
78% of first-time, full-time students at Longy School of Music of Bard College finish within 6 years. 86% 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 Longy School of Music of Bard College?
Music (94 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (37 master's graduates), Music (16 graduate certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 4 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.