Manhattan School of Music vs Rice University

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	Manhattan School of Music	Rice University
Overview
Location	New York, New York	Houston, Texas
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	86.0%	97.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	49.0%	9.5%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $125 Graduate: $125	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $85
SAT range	N/A	1490 - 1570
ACT range	N/A	34 - 35
Students submitting SAT score		46.0%
Students submitting ACT score		29.0%
Total number of applicants	1,035	29,544
Total number of admissions given out	507	2,802
Admitted students who chose to enroll	121	1,226
Yield rate	23.9%	43.8%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$72,780	$71,745
Average net price	$42,578	$18,521
Tuition	$49,850	$52,070
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $10,790 Meal plan: $5,550	Room/dormitory: $10,100 Meal plan: $4,700
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	81.0% Average amount $23,606	61.0% Average amount $51,036
Students receiving federal student loan	69.0% Average amount $52,419	9.0% Average amount $4,982
Students taking out private loans	11.0% Average amount $27,139	2.0% Average amount $24,340

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	500 Men 50.8% Women 49.2%	4,247 Men 51.5% Women 48.5%
Graduate students	547 Men 46.3% Women 53.7%	4,038 Men 63.9% Women 36.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	75.0%	56.1%
International students	48.5%	25.5%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	536	3,533
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	New York California Pennsylvania Florida New Jersey	Texas California New York Florida Illinois

Academics
Popular study areas	Visual & Performing Arts	Business Engineering Computer and Information Science Social Sciences Physical Science
Students to faculty ratio	6:1	6:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	72.3%	92.3%
Dropout rate	12.5%	6.9%
Transferred out	14.3%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Music (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $19,385 Year 2: $24,228 Year 3: $26,210 Music (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,620 Year 2: $13,393 Year 3: $18,735 Music (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,154 Year 3: N/A	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $122,770 Year 2: $129,481 Year 3: $145,256 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $128,659 Year 2: $127,993 Year 3: $134,258 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $78,801 Year 2: $83,915 Year 3: $92,763 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $87,989 Year 2: $72,884 Year 3: $81,590 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,400 Year 2: $68,219 Year 3: $76,594 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $49,840 Year 3: $61,295 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $50,231 Year 3: $59,421 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,232 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $52,284 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,009 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $46,363 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,474 Year 2: $30,119 Year 3: $45,615

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