The Juilliard School
Private College in New York, NY. Six-year graduation rate 93%. Median 10-year earnings $37,827.
Ten-year median earnings of $37,827 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate of 93% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Graduates carry a median of $25,500 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 93% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.67 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Admit rate 9% — heavily selective, limited transfer slots
Admissions
This is a highly selective admit: 9% of applicants receive an offer. The applicant pool runs to 2,065, typical for a school of this reach. A 64% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion runs to 93% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. 98% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. A 4:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 619 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 465 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $45,099 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $30,168 while those at $110k+ pay $51,160. 95% of students get grant aid averaging $40,218, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. About 28% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 95 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $30,168 |
| $30–48k | $31,507 |
| $48–75k | $40,705 |
| $75–110k | $35,563 |
| $110k+ | $51,160 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 131 of these 465 students, totalling $827,187 — an average of $6,314 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (New York County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)