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PRC

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

San Juan, Puerto Rico Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 347, made up of 317 undergraduates and 30 graduate students.

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Music Teacher Education, Jazz/Jazz Studies, and Music Pedagogy. It awarded 53 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

Mission

The Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is a specialized public university that offers professional programs of excellence at undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as services, studies, and programs aimed at the community at large.

Mission statement as reported by Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

Key figures

347
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
53
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
11
Programs and majors
4:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 11

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 10
Education 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
88%
First-year retention, part-time students
83%
Student-to-faculty ratio
4:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
31
Master's degrees
8
Certificates under 1 year
10
Postbaccalaureate certificates
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
347
Undergraduates, fall 2024
317
Graduate students, fall 2024
30
Full-time, fall 2024
61%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
337
Undergraduates, 2024-25
312
Graduate students, 2024-25
25
Full-time, 2024-25
65%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
32%
Men
68%
White
1%
Hispanic or Latino
99%
Black or African American
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
Chancellor
Dr. Orlando M. Calzada
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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