The Juilliard School
New York, New York · Also known as Juilliard · Website
$37,827
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,827
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The Juilliard School is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New York, New York with 468 undergraduates and 431 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $43,571 a year (tuition and fees $57,950). It admits 9.2% of applicants and 93% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $37,827 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$43,571
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$57,950
US median $11,837
Admission rate
9.2%
US median 78%
Completion rate
93%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,500
About $270 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$37,827
Rank 3,069 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
- $43,571
- Tuition and fees
- $57,950
- Cost of attendance
- $83,892
- Students with a need-based grant
- 14%
- Students with federal loans
- 21%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $30,168
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $31,507
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $40,705
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $35,563
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $51,160
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 $39,720 in 2015-16 to $57,950 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
- 9.2%
- Undergraduates
- 468
- Graduate students
- 431
- Part-time students
- 0.2%
- Women
- 46%
- Students per teacher
- 4
- Completion rate
- 93%
- Retention rate
- 98%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 10
- Endowment
- $1.4B
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 3,069 of 5,094 US colleges and 237 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $43,571 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $57,950 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 9.2% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 93% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 98% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,500 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $22,129 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,827 | $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. 70% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 40% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
10 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 | 116 | $41,000 | $14,101 | $46,372 | $48,285 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $24,485 | Withheld | $32,842 | $42,892 |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,000 | $14,220 | $50,287 | $39,980 |
| MusicGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,504 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,978 |
| MusicDoctoral | Doctoral | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,592 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,409 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,318 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does The Juilliard School cost?
$43,571 a year is the average net price at The Juilliard School after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $57,950, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $83,892. Families earning under $30,000 pay $30,168 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at The Juilliard School?
9.2% of applicants are admitted to The Juilliard School. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do The Juilliard School graduates earn?
$37,827 a year is the median pay of former The Juilliard School students who work, 10 years after they started ($22,129 after 6 years). That ranks 3,069 of 5,094 US colleges and 237 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Dance (Bachelor's) at $14,220.
How much student debt do The Juilliard School graduates have?
$25,500 is the median federal student loan debt of The Juilliard School graduates, about $270 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 21% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at The Juilliard School?
93% of first-time, full-time students at The Juilliard School finish within 6 years. 98% 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 The Juilliard School?
Music (116 master's graduates), Music (79 bachelor's graduates), Dance (21 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 10 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.