TODAY’S UPDATE
I’m adding the average full-price COA for the schools where I have been able to find it on my own journey, so that future readers can see how much the schools might cost if they got a similar scholarship.
COAs are approximate. They include, per year:
tuition
room & board
fees
look into whether they also include books and transportation; some do, some don’t
Scholarships may be any combo of academic and music, and I have listed the ones I know. Please send me any corrections.
BELMONT
15,000 merit
BERKLEE - coa = 71
30,000 music
20,000 music (guitar)
BOSTON U
80% tuition
Full ride
CARNEGIE MELLON SCHOOL OF MUSIC - coa = 83.8
80,000
83,800 full ride
CASE WESTERN
Full tuition merit (flute performance)
CCM - CINCINNATI COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC - coa = 84
Century Scholar and CCM Honors Scholar
6500 + tuition exchange
CHICAGO COLLEGE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS/ROOSEVELT
13,700 merit/music
CIM - CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC - coa = 65
40,000
22,000
Presidential Scholarship
COLUMBIA-CHICAGO - coa = 55
16,000 + 1k additional offer, no appeal (guitar performance)
CU BOULDER
32,000 merit/music
CU DENVER - coa = 46k OOS
6,000 merit
1,000 merit + 14,000 WUE tuition exchange (jazz guitar/performance)
DePAUL
34,000
DREXEL - coa = 78
27,800 merit
EASTMAN - coa = 87.4
45,000
45,000
INDIANA/JACOBS
27,500
4,200
ITHACA COLLEGE
22,000 music (vocal performance/music education)
JOHNS HOPKINS/PEABODY - coa = 83.2
30,000
LOYOLA NEW ORLEANS - coa = 62.5
Scholarships are academic/music combo.
25,500 + 5,000 additional on appeal (jazz guitar)
27,000
LYNN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Full tuition, room & board
MTSU - MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE - coa = 48 (oos)
8,000
NEC - coa = 85.3
40,000 dean’s scholarship + 7500 additional
OBERLIN - coa = 83.5
80% of tuition (flute performance)
67,500 academic/music (dual degree)
75,000 conservatory (voice performance)
RIT
22,000
SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC - 81.8
30,000
81,800 full ride
STEVENS - coa = 82
30,000
SUNDERMAN
40,000 music
SUNY FREDONIA
5,000 (vocal performance/music education)
SUNY POTSDAM/CRANE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
5,000 (vocal performance/music education)
SYRACUSE
30,000 (vocal performance/music education)
TEMPLE
6,000 music
THE NEW SCHOOL - coa = 79
7,000
TOWSON
70% tuition (flute performance)
U ARTS - coa = 69.5
26,000 (guitar performance)
U KENTUCKY
Full tuition
U LOUISVILLE
Full ride
U MARYLAND
20,000 music + 10,000 academic
20,000 music (vocal performance/music education)
70% tuition (flute performance)
U MEMPHIS - coa = 26 (oos)
0 (jazz guitar)
U MIAMI FROST - coa = 89
58,100 merit/music
23,200 merit/music
U NORTH TEXAS - coa = 38.7 (oos), 26.5 (in-state)
10,000 academic/music (jazz guitar) + 13k tuition waiver to match in-state
4,000 + 13k tuition waiver
U OREGON
5,000 (jazz guitar)
USC/THORNTON - coa = 91
3,750 (jazz guitar)
VANDERBILT/BLAIR
Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship
VERMONT - coa = 62 (oos)
20,000