THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY F-13

8 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02215
Tel: (617)536-6340; Admissions: (617)912-9153; Fax: (617)536-3176; Web Site: http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/

Description: Independent, comprehensive, specialized, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1867. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 537. Faculty: 171 (44 full-time, 127 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 4:1. 989 applied, 43% were admitted. Full-time: 404 students, 64% women, 36% men. Part-time: 3 students, 67% women, 33% men. Students come from 42 states and territories, 60% from out-of-state, 0% 25 or older, 29% live on campus, 2% transferred in. Retention: 68% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: visual/performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, advanced placement, double major, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at members of the Pro Arts Consortium.

Entrance Requirements: Options: deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.7 high school GPA, 4 recommendations, audition, SAT I or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 12/1. Notification: 4/1.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $100. Comprehensive fee: $33,170 includes full-time tuition ($21,600), mandatory fees ($1140), and college room and board ($10,430). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and program. Part-time tuition: $890 per credit. Part-time tuition varies according to course load, degree level, and program.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 16 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 25% of eligible men and 15% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Korean Student Association, Chinese Student Association, Sigma Alpha Iota. Major annual events: Spring Weekend, International Student Festival. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, controlled dormitory access. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, women-only housing available. The Albert Alphin Music Library with 40,000 books and 92 serials. Operations spending 2002-03: $130,000. 16 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Located in an urban environment in central Boston near Symphony Hall and the Museum of Fine Arts. Public transportation, metropolitan shopping, artistic areas and fine dining are within walking distance.