San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California · Also known as SFCM · Website
$42,607
net price a year, after grants
$42,607
net price a year, after grants
San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a private nonprofit 4-year college in San Francisco, California with 226 undergraduates and 212 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $42,607 a year (tuition and fees $56,150). It admits 55% of applicants and 74% of students finish within 6 years. Graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$42,607
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$56,150
US median $11,837
Admission rate
55%
US median 78%
Completion rate
74%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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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
- $42,607
- Tuition and fees
- $56,150
- Cost of attendance
- $78,781
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $55,704
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $33,386
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,504
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $36,802
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $45,245
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 $42,210 in 2015-16 to $56,150 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
- 55%
- Undergraduates
- 226
- Graduate students
- 212
- Part-time students
- 2.2%
- Women
- 42%
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Completion rate
- 74%
- Retention rate
- 93%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 4
- Endowment
- $65.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $42,607 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $56,150 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 55% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 74% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 93% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $23,988 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $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. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years.
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 | 104 | $64,250 | $35,025 | $51,822 | $48,285 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $27,000 | $26,916 | $49,186 | $42,892 |
| MusicGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 31 | $33,674 | $36,706 | Withheld | $40,504 |
| MusicCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,318 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does San Francisco Conservatory of Music cost?
$42,607 a year is the average net price at San Francisco Conservatory of Music after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $56,150, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $78,781. Families earning under $30,000 pay $55,704 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at San Francisco Conservatory of Music?
55% of applicants are admitted to San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much student debt do San Francisco Conservatory of Music graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of San Francisco Conservatory of Music graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 39% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at San Francisco Conservatory of Music?
74% of first-time, full-time students at San Francisco Conservatory of Music finish within 6 years. 93% 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 San Francisco Conservatory of Music?
Music (104 master's graduates), Music (51 bachelor's graduates), Music (31 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.