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Curtis Institute of Music

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Location: Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

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Among the most selective in the Northeast — close-knit campus

Curtis Institute of Music is a private urban institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Admission is competitive.

A small campus of 106 undergraduates with a 2:1 student-faculty ratio. The urban location puts students at the center of city life.

95% of students graduate within four years.

Established

1924

Type

Private conservatory

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7%Acceptance

—SAT Avg

106Students

2:1Student:Faculty

95%Grad Rate

—Earnings 10yr

Admissions

Acceptance Rate7.0%

Cost & Financial Aid

Sticker Price

Tuition$6,000

Room & Board$20,653

Books & Supplies$4,530

Programs (4)

Student Body

Undergrads

106

Gender Split

43% / 57%

Women / Men

Pell Grant Recipients

Race & Ethnicity

White 28%

Black 3%

Hispanic 5%

Asian 11%

Two+ 8%

Int'l 44%

Outcomes

4-Year Graduation Rate94.7%

Freshman Retention97.0%

Median Earnings After Graduation

6 Years$31,201

8 Years$40,313

More About This School

History & Fun Facts

•The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania chartered the Curtis Institute on April 18, 1924, which opened October 1925 in three mansions at 1727 and 1720 Locust Street and 235 South 18th Street.
•Both the Curtis Institute and the Settlement Music School shared a building at Queen Street in South Philadelphia for the first year.
•Bok established the institute to train talented musicians for professional careers and to teach music for its own sake and not as a means to another end.
•” When the institute opened, it included two distinct divisions: a preparatory division for 400 students and a conservatory for 200 students.
•Tuition was five hundred dollars, and the school opened with 357 students.

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