Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston Street
Address
1140 Boylston Street
Address
7,608
Undergraduate students
7,608
Undergraduate students
$66,903
Average cost after aid
$66,903
Average cost after aid
Key metrics
840
Graduate students
840
Graduate students
50%
Acceptance rate
50%
Acceptance rate
15%
Receive financial aid
15%
Receive financial aid
Programs offered
Bachelor of Music
BM in Contemporary Writing and Production
BM in Film Scoring
BM in Jazz Composition
BM in Music Education
BM in Professional Studies
Minor
Minor in Music
Ensembles offered
Chamber
Brass Quintet
Flute Choir
Improvisational String Ensemble
Saxophone Quartet
Trombone Ensemble
Trombone Ensemble 2
Choir
Balkan Choir
Concert Choir
Reverence Gospel Ensemble
Concert Band
Symphonic Winds Ensemble
Wind Ensemble
Contemporary
Bluegrass Ensemble
Electronic Improvisation Ensemble
Funk Ensemble
Hip-Hop Ensemble
Latin Pop Ensemble
Pop Icons: The Music of Michael Jackson, Prince, and Whitney Houston
Reggae Dub Ensemble
Rock Jam Band
The Music of Joni Mitchell
Jazz Ensembles
Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble
Art Blakey Ensemble
Bebop Ensemble
Berklee Global Jazz Orchestra
Berklee Vocal and Instrumental Jazz Ensemble
Buddy Rich Ensemble
Cannonball Adderley Ensemble
Contemporary Jazz
Count Basie Ensemble
Electric Jazz
Global Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Composition Ensemble
Jazz Flute Ensemble
Jazz Trombone Ensemble
Rainbow Big Band Ensemble
Small Band Jazz
The Music of Herbie Hancock
Wayne Shorter Ensemble
Yellowjackets Ensemble
Musical Theatre
Musical Theater Orchestra/Ensemble
Non-Western
African Dance Ensemble
Afro-Pop Ensemble
Contemporary Middle Eastern Music
Contemporary South American Folkloric Music
Indian Music Ensemble
Orchestra
Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra
Berklee Really Eclectic Orchestra (BREO)
Berklee Recording Orchestra
Film Scoring Studio Orchestra
Symphonic Orchestra
Other
Brass Department Ensembles (departmental ensembles listed under Brass)
Scholarships offered
$1,952 - $7,806
Leon V. Rosenberg Presidential Scholarship in Jazz Studies
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
January 15, 2026
$1,952 - $7,806
Erroll Garner–Martha Glaser Endowed Scholarship
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
January 15, 2026
$1,952 - $7,806
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship Fund
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
January 15, 2026
$1,952 - $7,806
Jimmy Haslip Endowed Scholarship
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
January 15, 2026
$1,952 - $7,806
Mike Gordon Endowed Scholarship
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
January 15, 2026
$1,952 - $7,806
Berklee Lollapalooza Endowed Scholarship
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
January 15, 2026
$1,952 - $7,806
Presidential Scholarship
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
January 15, 2026
$1,952 - $7,806
Dickey Betts Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
January 15, 2026
$1,952 - $7,806
Gretsch Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
January 15, 2026
$1,952 - $7,806
The Bill Pierce MLK Scholarship Fund
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
January 15, 2026
$1,952 - $7,806
Dream Theater Scholarship Fund
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
January 15, 2026
$275,000
Noel Schajris Scholarship
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
April 10, 2026
$200,000
Juanes Scholarship (Prodigy)
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
April 10, 2026
$200,000
Nicky Jam Prodigy Scholarship
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
April 10, 2026
$200,000
Sebastián Yatra Prodigy Scholarship
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
April 10, 2026
$200,000
Carlos Vives Scholarship (Prodigy)
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
April 10, 2026
$1,952 - $7,806
Warner Music Latina Scholarship (Prodigy)
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
April 10, 2026
$200,000
Julio Iglesias Scholarship (Prodigy)
Offered by: Berklee College of Music
April 10, 2026