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Acceptance Rate 43.53%
Yield 45.45%
Applicants 7,050
Admitted 3,069
Enrolled 1,395

Berklee College of Music Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 43.53% at Berklee College of Music. Total 7,050 students applied and 3,069 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$150
Graduate Application Fees$150
Admission Informationwww.berklee.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://apply.berklee.edu/
Acceptance Rate43.53%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 43.53%. A total of 7,050 students (3,308 men and 3,740 women) have applied to and 3,069 (1,567 men and 1,500 women) students admitted to Berklee College of Music.
Among them, 739 male and 656 female students have enrolled into Berklee College of Music and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 45.45%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Berklee College of Music
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants7,0503,3083,74002
Admitted3,0691,5671,50000
Enrolled1,39573965600
Acceptance Rate 43.53% 47.37% 40.11% - 0.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 45.45% 47.16% 43.73% - -
[Chart] Berklee College of Music Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Berklee College of Music, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Berklee College of Music
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✔
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Berklee College of Music

The calendar system at Berklee College of Music is Semester. Berklee College of Music accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Berklee College of Music accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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