The Juilliard School vs American Musical and Dramatic Academy

New York, NY · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • American Musical and Dramatic Academy: enrollment ranged 1,365–1,773 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • The Juilliard School: enrollment shrank -7.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -3 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.
  • The Juilliard School: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.28).
  • American Musical and Dramatic Academy: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.07).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: The Juilliard School vs American Musical and Dramatic Academy

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The Juilliard School leads on acceptance rate (9.2% vs 24.5% at American Musical and Dramatic Academy)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA American Musical and Dramatic Academy leads on median debt at graduation ($15,250 vs $25,500 at The Juilliard School)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 The Juilliard School leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($37,827 vs $26,975 at American Musical and Dramatic Academy)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The Juilliard School and American Musical and Dramatic Academy?
The Juilliard School leads on acceptance rate at 9.2% versus 24.5% at American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between The Juilliard School and American Musical and Dramatic Academy?
American Musical and Dramatic Academy leads on median debt at graduation at $15,250 versus $25,500 at The Juilliard School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The Juilliard School and American Musical and Dramatic Academy?
The Juilliard School leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $37,827 versus $26,975 at American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025