Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $2,520
    2024 Average Net Price
    $7,260
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    78.4%
    97 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    347
    61.1% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    66.7%
    12 Graduates

    About

    Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a higher education institution located in San Juan Municipio, PR. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music were Stringed Instruments (9 degrees awarded), Music Teacher Education (9 degrees), and Woodwind Instruments (8 degrees).

    In 2024, 55 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. 40% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 60% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was hispanic or latino (53 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is $2,520, which is $−12,377 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

    Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecial Focus Institutions

    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is $2,520, which is $12,377 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,260.

    In 2024, 68% of undergraduate students attending Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 11% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $2,520
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music was $2,520. The cost of tuition at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is $−12,377 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

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    Average Net Price

    $7,260
    2024 Value
    85.9%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,260. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music grew by 85.9%.

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    Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    68%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    11%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    68% of undergraduate students at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 3.03% with respect to 2023, when 66% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    Admissions

    Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music received 97 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 22.8% annual growth. Out of those 97 applicants, 76 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 78.4% acceptance rate.

    There were 347 students enrolled at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music in 2024.

    Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music has an overall enrollment yield of 86.8%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    78.4%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    76
    Accepted Out of 97

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music was 78.4% (76 admissions from 97 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 81%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 22.8%, while admissions grew by 18.8%.

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    Enrollment

    Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music had a total enrollment of 347 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is 212 students and the part-time enrollment is 135. This means that 61.1% of students enrolled at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, both undergraduate and graduate, is 99.1% Hispanic or Latino.

    Students enrolled at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Male (71.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (25.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Male (48.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (42.9%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    61.1%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 347 students. The full-time enrollment at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is 212 and the part-time enrollment is 135. This means that 61.1% of students enrolled at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    88%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music was 88%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (76%), Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Hispanic or Latino
    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    344 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is 99.1% Hispanic or Latino. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 39.9% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 17% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0 students (0%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 11 fewer women than men received degrees from Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is hispanic or latino (53 degrees awarded).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is Stringed Instruments (9 degrees awarded), followed by Music Teacher Education (9 degrees) and Woodwind Instruments (8 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees awarded) and Education (15 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Elementary & middle school teachers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,512,276 people), Secondary school teachers (493,354 people), Education administrators (258,236 people), Special education teachers (198,775 people), and Preschool & kindergarten teachers (183,687 people).

    The most specialized majors at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music in 2024 are Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees awarded) and Education (15 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Physicians, Crossing guards, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

    The most specialized majors at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees awarded) and Education (15 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are Elementary & secondary schools (2,763,345 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (310,738 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (145,162 people), Computer Systems Design (126,718 people), and Child day care services (101,419 people).

    The most specialized majors at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are Visual & Performing Arts (40 degrees awarded) and Education (15 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Stringed Instruments
      9 degrees awarded
    2. Music Teacher Education
      9 degrees awarded
    3. Woodwind Instruments
      8 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music was Stringed Instruments with 9 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    33
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    22
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 33 degrees were awarded to men at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, which is 1.5 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (22).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 9 degrees were awarded to men at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music in Music Teacher Education, which is 1.5 times more than the 6 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 6 degrees were awarded to men at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music in Music Teacher Education, which is 0.667 times less than the 9 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    26%
    100% Completion Time
    74%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 26% of students graduating from Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 74% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 78% within 200%.

    The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.

    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Hispanic or Latino
    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    53 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is hispanic or latino (53 degrees awarded).

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. Hispanic or Latino Male
      49 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino Male
      47 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino Male
      44 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is hispanic or latino male (49 degrees awarded). There were 1.04 times more hispanic or latino male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino male (47 degrees).

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    Operations

    Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music has an endowment valued at nearly $2.45M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 125k (5.11%) compared to the 2.96% average return (416k on 14.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

    In 2024, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music had a total salary expenditure of 12.6M. Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music employs 16 Professors, 10 Associate professors and 8 Assistant professors. Most academics at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are Male Professor (11), Male Associate professor (9), and Male Assistant professor (6).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music are: Office and Administrative Support, with 17 employees, Management, with 13 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 10 employees.

    Endowment

    $2.45M
    2024 Endowment
    2.25%
    growth from 2023

    Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music has an endowment valued at about $2.45M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music grew 2.25% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $11.6M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $5.3M
    2024 Salaries
    7.13%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music paid a median of $5.3M in salaries, which represents 41.9% of their overall expenditure ($12.6M) and a 7.13% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.22% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 10.4% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $2.11M
    Instructional Salaries
    35
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music paid a total of $2.11M to 35 employees working as instructors, which represents 39.8% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $213k (6.38%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music were Office and Administrative Support with 17 employees, Management with 13 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 10 employees.

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