San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Acceptance rate
54.9%
2025
Peer median 61.3%
Tuition per year
$56,150
$79,080 with room and board
Peer median $40,478
Undergraduates
227
Student-faculty ratio 5:1
Peer median 9 : 1
Graduation rate
55.6%
4-year; 6-year rate 63.0%
Peer median 52.9%
“Peers” are all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Website
- sfcm.edu
- Undergraduates
- 227
- Student-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- San Francisco, about 35 mi
- Nearest international airport
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO), about 10 mi
- Also known as
- SFCM
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- David Stull (President)
- Phone
- 4158647326
- City
- San Francisco, California
- Address
- 50 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-6011
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 61.3% · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 48.8%, women 46.1%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 5 in 10
428 applicants in 2025, 54.9% admitted
235 admitted 193 not admitted Yield 27.2%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Stringed Instruments · Master's19 (42% international)
- Voice and Opera · Master's18 (11% international)
- Keyboard Instruments · Master's10 (60% international)
- Woodwind Instruments · Master's7 (43% international)
- Brass Instruments · Master's6 (17% international)
- Acoustics · Master's5 (60% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Theory and Composition. | $28,689-$38,056 | ||
| Conducting. | $28,689-$38,056 | ||
| Keyboard Instruments. | $28,689-$38,056 | ||
| Voice and Opera. | $28,689-$38,056 | ||
| Jazz/Jazz Studies. | $28,689-$38,056 | ||
| Stringed Instruments. | $28,689-$38,056 | ||
| Brass Instruments. | $28,689-$38,056 | ||
| Woodwind Instruments. | $28,689-$38,056 | ||
| Percussion Instruments. | $28,689-$38,056 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustics. | - |
Students
439 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 59:41 · Freshman retention 92.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 157
- First-year undergraduates 64
- Graduate students 212
- Transfers and others 6
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (227)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
Graduate students
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
67 in 2025 · 25.3% in 2016
99 in 2025 · 33.5% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$79,080
- Undergraduate tuition
- $56,150
- Room and board
- $22,930
- Graduate tuition
- $56,150
Peer median tuition + room and board $58,844 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 33% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 67%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$89.7M
Expenses$67.8M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of San FranciscoSan Francisco · 1.7 mi
U.S. News #116
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San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco · 4.9 mi
U.S. News #227
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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley · 11.0 mi
U.S. News #20
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Stanford UniversityStanford · 27.6 mi
U.S. News #5
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Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara · 39.6 mi
U.S. News #55
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University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz · 57.4 mi
U.S. News #109
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University of the PacificStockton · 62.1 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of California-DavisDavis · 64.2 mi
U.S. News #34
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University of California-MercedMerced · 112.9 mi
U.S. News #69
Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
All 24Notable alumni of San Francisco Conservatory of Music include Yehudi Menuhin (Violinist and conductor), John Adams (Composer and conductor of contemporary classical music) and Barbara Eden (Actress who starred in I Dream of Jeannie).
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Yehudi Menuhin 1916–1999
Violinist and conductor
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John Adams 1947–
Composer and conductor of contemporary classical music
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Barbara Eden 1931–
Actress who starred in I Dream of Jeannie
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Isaac Stern 1920–2001
Violinist
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George Duke 1946–2013
Keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer
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David Woodard 1964–
Artist and writer known for Dreamachines
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Gwendoline Yeo 1977–
Singapore-born actress based in the United States
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Carla Kihlstedt 1971–
Violinist, singer and composer
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Jean-Paul Penin 1949–
French conductor and composer
See all 24 notable alumni of San Francisco Conservatory of Music →
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.