Music Programs at Drexel v. Belmont

psa6819
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 03:16:24 +0000

@AJM1996: Nashville is definitely the bigger music scene; I’m just not convinced that bigger is better - if you’ve got talent, you can often stand out more in a smaller pond.
Drexel’s list price (incl. room and board) is about $60K and Belmont is about $40K; Our son (3.7 GPA, average SAT’s) got a $12K scholarship from Drexel and $3K from Belmont - we are waiting on the final financial aid offer. I’ve read that Drexel has been more aggressive recently in meeting need - a school’s ability to offer aid is largely driven by the size of their endowment: Drexel = $590 million; Belmont = $90 million, so I’d expect the current price gap to be narrowed even further.