California Jazz Conservatory has not appeared in the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS directory since 2025, which usually means it has closed or merged with another school. The data on this page is historical and kept for reference.
California Jazz Conservatory
Acceptance rate
66.7%
2025
Peer median 61.3%
Tuition per year
$15,000
$26,403 with room and board
Peer median $40,478
Undergraduates
6
Student-faculty ratio 4:1
Peer median 9 : 1
Graduation rate
100.0%
4-year; 6-year rate 100.0%
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
- Berkeley, California
- Website
- www.cjc.edu
- Undergraduates
- 6
- Student-faculty ratio
- 4 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Nearest major city
- San Francisco, about 45 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), about 10 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Nick Phillips (President)
- Phone
- 5108455373
- City
- Berkeley, California
- Address
- 2087 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704-1268
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 100.0%, women 100.0%.
Students
6 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 67:33
- Continuing undergraduates 4
- First-year undergraduates 1
- Transfers and others 1
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (6)
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.
2 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$26,403
- Undergraduate tuition
- $15,000
- Room and board
- $11,403
Peer median tuition + room and board $58,844 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose -16% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose -5%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$2.9M
Expenses$3.5M
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 California-BerkeleyBerkeley · 0.5 mi
U.S. News #20
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University of San FranciscoSan Francisco · 11.9 mi
U.S. News #116
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San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco · 15.4 mi
U.S. News #227
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Stanford UniversityStanford · 31.0 mi
U.S. News #5
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Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara · 40.4 mi
U.S. News #55
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University of the PacificStockton · 52.7 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of California-DavisDavis · 54.1 mi
U.S. News #34
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University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz · 61.6 mi
U.S. News #109
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University of California-MercedMerced · 106.8 mi
U.S. News #69
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.
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.