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NEC

The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Boston, Massachusetts, The New England Conservatory of Music is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 853, made up of 421 undergraduates and 432 graduate students.

The New England Conservatory of Music offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 13 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Stringed Instruments, Keyboard Instruments, and Jazz/Jazz Studies. It awarded 286 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

Key figures

853
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
286
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
13
Programs and majors
5:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 13

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 13

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
88%
Student-to-faculty ratio
5:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
94
Master's degrees
146
Doctoral degrees (research)
11
Postbaccalaureate certificates
35

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
853
Undergraduates, fall 2024
421
Graduate students, fall 2024
432
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
871
Undergraduates, 2024-25
432
Graduate students, 2024-25
439
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
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
44%
Men
56%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
48%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
10%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
President
Andrea Kalyn
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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