The Juilliard School is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Founded in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art, Juilliard has earned a reputation as one of the premier music programs in the world. It is very exclusive, only accepting 6 percent of all undergraduate applicants, and rather expensive at more than $40,000 per year (tuition plus room and board). It emphasizes music degrees in vocal arts and opera, and boasts top-notch faculty and facilities and the significant advantage of being on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Notable singer alumni include Audra McDonald, Patti LuPone, Anne Wiggins Brown, Barry Manilow, Mandy Patinkin and Bebe Neuwirth.
The Juilliard School
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York City, NY 10023
212-799-5000
juilliard.edu/
Eastman School of Music is a private music conservatory in Rochester, New York. It was founded in 1921 by George Eastman of Eastman Kodak fame, and is one of the highest ranked music programs in the country. It accepts about 13 percent of undergraduate applicants. Tuition is more than $40,000 (with room and board). It emphasizes music degrees in voice and opera and jazz studies. It features the largest music library in the country and the 3,094-seat Eastman Theatre. Notable alumni include Renee Fleming, Jason Robert Brown, William Warfield and Nicole Cabell.
Eastman School of Music
26 Gibbs St.
Rochester, NY 14604
585-274-1000
esm.rochester.edu/
The Frost School of Music was founded in 1926 as the University of Miami School of Music, and is part of the private University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. It is consistently renowned as the premiere jazz studies program in the country, and also innovated the music business degree. It is a large school, and accepts more than 30 percent of undergraduate applicants, with tuition, room and board approaching nearly $50,000. It emphasizes music degrees in jazz studies, studio music, and music business. It features the 600-seat Gusman Concert Hall and the L. Austin Weeks Recording Studio. Notable singer alumni include Ben Folds, Bruce Hornsby, Johanna Meier, Jon Secada and Michelle Amato.
University of Miami Frost School of Music
P.O. Box 248165
Coral Gables, FL 33124
305-284-2241
music.miami.edu/
Jacobs School of Music was founded in 1921 as the Indiana University School of Music, and is part of the public Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the second-largest school of music in the nation, and is widely regarded as the premiere vocal program in the country. It accepts about 25 percent of undergraduate applicants. In-state tuition, room and board is about $16,000; out-of-state totals about $33,000. It emphasizes music degrees in voice, opera and jazz studies. It features the 1,460-seat Musical Arts Center Performance Hall, and the recently renovated Simon Music Center. Notable singer alumni include Booker T. Jones, Sylvia McNair, Angela Brown, Lawrence Brownlee and Carl Broemel.
Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University
1201 E. Third St.
Merrill Hall 003
Bloomington, IN 47405
812-855-1583
music.indiana.edu/
The Herb Alpert School of Music was established in 2007, aligning the University of California at Los Angeles departments of music, musicology and ethnomusicology. It is one of the West Coast's top-ranked music programs, particularly in jazz studies. Its acceptance rate for undergraduate applicants is about 22 percent. In-state tuition, room and board is about $22,000; out-of-state totals about $45,000. It emphasizes music degrees in ethnomusicology, jazz studies and Western classical music. It boasts the 550-seat Schoenberg Hall and the 1,833-seat Royce Hall. Notable singer alumni include Sara Bareilles, Anthony Kiedis, Jim Morrison and Randy Newman.
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
2539 Schoenberg Music Building
Box 951616
Los Angeles, CA 90095
310-983-1052
schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/