10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · San Francisco, California
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a private nonprofit institution in San Francisco, California. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- 54.9%
- Acceptance rate
- $42,607
- Avg net price / yr
- 62.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 54.9%
- acceptance rate
- 62.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $27,000
- median federal debt
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this San Francisco Conservatory of Music profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
37/100
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$42,607
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
62.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$27,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C+
65.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A
92.7%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$42,607
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
62.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 62.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - San Francisco Conservatory of Music vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
226
Undergraduate enrollment
54.9%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
62.7%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
92.7%
First-year retention
How San Francisco Conservatory of Music ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | San Francisco Conservatory of Music | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $42,607 | #465 of 495 | 6th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.7% | #253 of 483 | 48th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 226 | #347 of 553 | 37th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 54.9% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$55,704 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$33,386 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$24,504 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$45,245 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at San Francisco Conservatory of Music - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $56,150 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $56,150 |
| Average Net Price | $42,607 |
16.7%
Pell Grant Rate
39.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$27,000
Median Debt
$286/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at San Francisco Conservatory of Music swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $28,174 to $45,052 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +50.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$28,174
Highest year
$45,052
Most recent (2023)
$42,448
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $28,1742023 · $42,448
Over the same years, enrollment went +25.0% (172 → 215 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
White 21.7%
African American 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.8%
Asian 8.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 8.0%
International 29.6%
Student body at a glance
37.3%
Female
Outcomes
92.7%
Retention Rate
$23,988
Median Earnings (6yr)
65.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 62.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 92.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $23,988 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 65.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $27,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $286/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | 1 | 56 | $51,822 | $51,822 | $64,250 |
| Bachelor's | 1 | 46 | $49,186 | $49,186 | $27,000 |
| Graduate Certificate | 1 | 32 | - | - | $33,674 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at San Francisco Conservatory of Music? ▼
San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a private nonprofit institution in San Francisco, California. The acceptance rate is 54.9%. Undergraduate enrollment is 226 students.
How much does San Francisco Conservatory of Music cost? ▼
The average net price at San Francisco Conservatory of Music is $42,607. In-state tuition is $56,150 and out-of-state tuition is $56,150. Median student debt at graduation is $27,000.
What is the graduation rate at San Francisco Conservatory of Music? ▼
San Francisco Conservatory of Music has a 62.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 92.7%.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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