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VanderCook College of Music

Chicago, Illinois Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

VanderCook College of Music is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Chicago, Illinois. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 323, made up of 107 undergraduates and 216 graduate students.

VanderCook College of Music offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Music Teacher Education and Music Pedagogy. It awarded 51 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

323

Students enrolled

88%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

5:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 2

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

Education 1

Music Teacher Education CertificateBachelorMaster Online option 50 graduates

Visual and Performing Arts 1

Music Pedagogy Bachelor 1 graduate

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: 19
Master's degrees: 32

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 323
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 107
Graduate students, fall 2024: 216
Full-time, fall 2024: 24%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 951
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 113
Graduate students, 2024-25: 838
Full-time, 2024-25: 14%
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: 58%
Men: 42%
White: 75%
Hispanic or Latino: 5%
Black or African American: 3%
Asian: 2%
Two or more races: 3%
International (U.S. nonresident): 2%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option: 1
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 50%
Students taking some online courses: 14%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions
President: Kimberly Farris
Services and opportunities: Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit