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Eastman Facts:

Eastman School of Music state and country demographics infograph

75

GRAMMY Award® winners

9

Pulitzer Prize winners

6:1

student to faculty ratio

130

full time faculty

Did you know?

  • Over 2,000 applications are received each year, and about 135 first-years and 125 graduate students enroll.
  • Eastman was established as the first professional school of the University of Rochester in 1921.
  • Every year there are more than 900 concerts at Eastman, 800 are free to attend.
  • Eastman’s Sibley Music Library is the largest academic music library in North America, with 344,000 books and scores, and 84,000 recordings.

Notable Eastman Achievements

The Eastman School of Music, part of the University of Rochester, is ranked #3 in North America and #11 globally in the QS World University Rankings for music in 2024.

The Eastman School of Music is included in “20 Best Music Schools in the World” by Hollywood Reporter

Eastman alumni are members of all leading American orchestras, as well as respected orchestras around the world, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Symphony Orchestra, and the New Zealand Philharmonic.

Affording Eastman

Undergraduate Cost before financial aid Tuition & Fees $69,030 Housing & Food $20,466 Undergraduate Scholarships $22.7 Million in Scholarships 100% Receive Merit-based Scholarships over 33% receive need-based aidGraduate Cost Before Financial Aid Tuition $2,150/unit (most programs require 18-24 units per year) Graduate Scholarships Graduate applicants who are invited to audition or interview for their program and are recomended for admission are automatically considered for financial support. Assistantships. the primary source of financial support for graduate students, provide opportunities for students to gain professional experience while contributing to the Eastman community, such as teaching, performing, or administrative roles.

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