Manhattan School of Music vs The University of the Arts (UArts)

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	Manhattan School of Music	The University of the Arts
Overview
Location	New York, New York	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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%	87.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	49.0%	85.2%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $125 Graduate: $125	Undergraduate: $60 Graduate: $60
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants	1,035	1,293
Total number of admissions given out	507	1,101
Admitted students who chose to enroll	121	269
Yield rate	23.9%	24.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$72,780	$68,690
Average net price	$42,578	$25,932
Tuition	$49,850	$48,350
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $10,790 Meal plan: $5,550	Room/dormitory: $11,380 Meal plan: $6,250
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	81.0% Average amount $23,606	100.0% Average amount $26,798
Students receiving federal student loan	69.0% Average amount $52,419	94.0% Average amount $5,851
Students taking out private loans	11.0% Average amount $27,139	21.0% Average amount $24,297

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	500 Men 50.8% Women 49.2%	1,397 Men 34.7% Women 65.3%
Graduate students	547 Men 46.3% Women 53.7%	160 Men 28.8% Women 71.2%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	75.0%	N/A
International students	48.5%	2.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	536	582
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	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Visual & Performing Arts	Visual & Performing Arts Education Communications Technology Multidisciplinary Studies English Language and Literature
Students to faculty ratio	6:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	72.3%	68.1%
Dropout rate	12.5%	31.7%
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	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,721 Year 2: $50,677 Year 3: $49,511 Museology/Museum Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $33,796 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $44,041 Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,047 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: $30,926 Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,932 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $29,322 Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,815 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $28,945 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,696 Year 2: $21,052 Year 3: $28,612 Dance (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,267 Year 2: $21,613 Year 3: $26,673 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $16,297 Year 2: $18,771 Year 3: $25,853 Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,067 Year 2: $22,329 Year 3: $25,752 Music (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,579 Year 2: $19,358 Year 3: $25,140

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