Curtis Institute of Music
Acceptance rate
4.6%
2025
Peer median 61.3%
Undergraduates
109
Student-faculty ratio 2:1
Peer median 9 : 1
Graduation rate
66.7%
4-year; 6-year rate 91.7%
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
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Website
- www.curtis.edu
- Undergraduates
- 109
- Student-faculty ratio
- 2 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- In Philadelphia
- Nearest international airport
- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 6 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Roberto Diaz (President and CEO)
- Phone
- 2158935252
- City
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 1726 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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 5.6%, women 1.7%.
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
1 in 22
568 applicants in 2025, 4.6% admitted
26 admitted 542 not admitted Yield 92.3%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Music Performance, General · Master's12 (58% international)
- Voice and Opera · Master's9 (33% international)
- Music Theory and Composition · Master's1 (0% 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 Performance, General. | - | ||
| Music Theory and Composition. | - | ||
| Voice and Opera. | - |
Students
161 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 52:48 · Freshman retention 100.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 81
- First-year undergraduates 24
- Graduate students 52
- Transfers and others 4
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (109)
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.
50 in 2025 · 36.9% in 2016
29 in 2025 · 25.0% in 2016
Cost
Peer median tuition + room and board $58,844 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 138% from 2016 to 2024; room and board rose 40%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$31.7M
Expenses$32.5M
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 PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia · 1.2 mi
U.S. News #7
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Haverford CollegeHaverford · 8.2 mi
Liberal Arts #26
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Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr · 9.3 mi
Liberal Arts #31
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Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore · 10.2 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Villanova UniversityVillanova · 10.8 mi
U.S. News #42
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton · 38.6 mi
U.S. News #2
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Lehigh UniversityBethlehem · 46.8 mi
U.S. News #44
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Lafayette CollegeEaston · 51.9 mi
Liberal Arts #30
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Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · 53.9 mi
U.S. News #44
Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2020–2022
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
Notable Alumni
All 68Notable alumni of Curtis Institute of Music include Leonard Bernstein (Conductor, composer and pianist), Nino Rota (Italian film composer, scored The Godfather) and Lang Lang (Classical pianist).
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Leonard Bernstein 1918–1990
Conductor, composer and pianist
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Nino Rota 1911–1979
Italian film composer, scored The Godfather
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Lang Lang 1982–
Classical pianist
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Samuel Barber 1910–1981
Composer and pianist
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Gian Carlo Menotti 1911–2007
Italian-American composer of 25 operas
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Hilary Hahn 1979–
Violinist, three-time Grammy winner
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Juan Diego Flórez 1973–
Peruvian operatic tenor
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Yuja Wang 1987–
Chinese-born American pianist
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Anna Moffo 1932–2006
Lyric-coloratura soprano and opera singer
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.