Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Berklee College of Music

At Berklee College of Music, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 45.60%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 50.01%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Berklee College of Music than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 39.67%, and the 2024 yield is 41.99%. The number of Berklee College of Music applicants decreased by -1.63% (119 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 45.60%, and this year's acceptance rate is 50.01% at Berklee College of Music. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 49.51% and women students' rate is 41.86%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Berklee College of Music than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Berklee College of Music over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	36.17%	36.89%	34.72%
2014-15	40.38% 4.21%	44.83% -3.25%	31.48% -3.25%
2015-16	28.81% -11.57%	30.54% -5.34%	26.13% -5.34%
2016-17	33.84% 5.03%	36.51% 4.38%	30.51% 4.38%
2017-18	52.52% 18.69%	57.82% 16.27%	46.79% 16.27%
2018-19	47.64% -4.88%	55.61% 0.95%	47.73% 0.95%
2019-20	51.44% 3.80%	54.28% 0.70%	48.43% 0.70%
2020-21	51.60% 0.16%	55.72% -0.99%	47.44% -0.99%
2021-22	55.00% 3.39%	60.01% 3.55%	50.99% 3.55%
2022-23	54.23% -0.77%	58.38% -0.72%	50.27% -0.72%
2023-24	50.01% -4.22%	53.99% -4.26%	46.01% -4.26%
Average	45.60%	49.51%	41.86%

Berklee College of Music Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 39.67% where the current academic year yield is 41.99%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Berklee College of Music from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43.64%	43.28%	44.40%
2014-15	39.32% -4.32%	36.94% 1.71%	46.11% 1.71%
2015-16	40.73% 1.41%	40.94% -5.75%	40.36% -5.75%
2016-17	38.13% -2.60%	36.92% -0.44%	39.92% -0.44%
2017-18	40.67% 2.54%	41.12% 0.14%	40.06% 0.14%
2018-19	39.30% -1.36%	40.39% -2.07%	37.99% -2.07%
2019-20	37.68% -1.62%	37.97% -0.65%	37.34% -0.65%
2020-21	30.77% -6.91%	31.52% -7.46%	29.88% -7.46%
2021-22	42.99% 12.22%	43.98% 11.12%	41.00% 11.12%
2022-23	41.18% -1.81%	42.81% -1.60%	39.40% -1.60%
2023-24	41.99% 0.81%	43.01% 1.62%	41.02% 1.62%
Average	39.67%	39.90%	39.77%

Berklee College of Music Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 7,213, the average number of admitted is 3,261, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,287. The number of Berklee College of Music applicants decreased by -1.63% (119 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Berklee College of Music from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	6,412	2,319	1,012
2014-15	6,248 -164	2,523 -20	992 -20
2015-16	8,071 1,823	2,325 -45	947 -45
2016-17	9,224 1,153	3,121 243	1,190 243
2017-18	6,222 -3,002	3,268 139	1,329 139
2018-19	6,820 598	3,249 -52	1,277 -52
2019-20	6,763 -57	3,479 34	1,311 34
2020-21	7,860 1,097	4,056 -63	1,248 -63
2021-22	7,266 -594	3,996 470	1,718 470
2022-23	7,286 20	3,951 -91	1,627 -91
2023-24	7,167 -119	3,584 -122	1,505 -122
Average	7,213	3,261	1,287

Berklee College of Music Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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