Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$2,520

2021 Average Net Price

$6,625

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

8.33%

Default Rate

2021 Acceptance Rate

50.8%

65 Applicants

2021 Enrolled Students

346

62.1% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

53.6%

15 Graduates

About

Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is a higher education institution located in San Juan Municipio, PR. In 2021, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico were Jazz & Jazz Studies (15 degrees awarded), Music Teacher Education (11 degrees), and Voice & Opera (10 degrees).

In 2021, 56 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. 32.1% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 67.9% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was hispanic or latino (52 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is $2,520, which is $−11,980 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,500).

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

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is $2,520, which is $−11,980 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,500).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,625.

In 2021, 66% of undergraduate students attending Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 13% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$2,520

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico was $2,520. The cost of tuition at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is $−11,980 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,500).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$6,625

2021 Value

31.4%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,625. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico grew by 31.4%.

This chart compares the average net price of Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico (in red) with that of other similar universities.

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.

Other Student Expenses

$10,000

Room and Board

$1,800

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico was of $10,000 in 2021. The cost of room and board did not change between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,800. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

66%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

13%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

66% of undergraduate students at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a decline of 5.71% with respect to 2020, when 70% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

8.33%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico was 8.33%, which represents 4 out of the 48 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico received 65 undergraduate applications in 2021, which represents a 0% annual growth. Out of those 65 applicants, 33 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 50.8% acceptance rate.

There were 346 students enrolled at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico in 2021.

Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico has an overall enrollment yield of 100%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

50.8%

Acceptance Rate in 2021

Accepted Out of 65

In 2021, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico was 50.8% (33 admissions from 65 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2020, which was 80%. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of applicants stayed by 0%, while admissions declined by −36.5%..

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

Enrollment

Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico had a total enrollment of 346 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is 215 students and the part-time enrollment is 131. This means that 62.1% of students enrolled at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, both undergraduate and graduate, is 99.7% Hispanic or Latino and 0.289% Black or African American.

Students enrolled at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Male (68.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (31.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Male (64.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (35.7%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

62.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 346 students. The full-time enrollment at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is 215 and the part-time enrollment is 131. This means that 62.1% of students enrolled at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico are enrolled full-time compared with 69.7% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

69%

2021 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 Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico was 69%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (69%), Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

Hispanic or Latino
345 enrolled students
Black or African American
1 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is 99.7% Hispanic or Latino and 0.289% Black or African American. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 43.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 14% Black or African American.

Graduates

In 2021, 20 fewer women than men received degrees from Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is hispanic or latino (52 degrees awarded).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is Jazz & Jazz Studies (15 degrees awarded), followed by Music Teacher Education (11 degrees) and Voice & Opera (10 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Visual & Performing Arts (44 degrees awarded) and EDUCATION. (12 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 Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,643,881 people), Secondary school teachers (426,379 people), Education administrators (252,872 people), Special education teachers (170,984 people), and Preschool & kindergarten teachers (153,096 people).

The most specialized majors at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico in 2021 are Visual & Performing Arts (44 degrees awarded) and EDUCATION. (12 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico are Surgeons, Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Credit analysts, and Economists

The most specialized majors at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico are Visual & Performing Arts (44 degrees awarded) and EDUCATION. (12 degrees) (as of 2021).

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 Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico are Elementary & secondary schools (2,744,016 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (293,861 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (131,301 people), Computer Systems Design (99,455 people), and Child day care services (99,092 people).

The most specialized majors at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico are Visual & Performing Arts (44 degrees awarded) and EDUCATION. (12 degrees) (as of 2021).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico.

Most Common (2021)

Jazz & Jazz Studies
15 degree-majors awarded
Music Teacher Education
11 degree-majors awarded
Voice & Opera
10 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico was Jazz & Jazz Studies with 15 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 38 degrees were awarded to men at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, which is 2.11 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (18).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 14 degrees were awarded to men at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico in Jazz & Jazz Studies, which is 14 times more than the 1 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 7 degrees were awarded to men at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico in Music Teacher Education, which is 1.4 times more than the 5 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

13%

100% Completion Time

63%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 13% of students graduating from Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 63% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 63% 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.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Hispanic or Latino Female

Highest Graduation Rate (62.5%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is Female and Hispanic or Latino (62.5% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Hispanic or Latino

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

52 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is hispanic or latino (52 degrees awarded).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

Hispanic or Latino Male
34 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
18 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is hispanic or latino male (34 degrees awarded). There were 1.89 times more hispanic or latino male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino female (18 degrees).

Operations

Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico has an endowment valued at nearly $1.68M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 2.1k (0.125%) compared to the 4.56% average return (574k on 12.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2021, Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico had a total salary expenditure of 11.2M. Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico employs 13 Associate professors, 9 Professors and 8 Assistant professors. Most academics at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico are Male Associate professor (10), Male Assistant professor (8), and Female Professor (5).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico are: Management, with 16 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 13 employees, and Service with 11 employees.

Endowment

$1.68M

2021 Endowment

2.46%

growth from 2020

Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico has an endowment valued at about $1.68M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico grew 2.46% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $10.9M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$4.43M

2021 Salaries

3.25%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico paid a median of $4.43M in salaries, which represents 39.4% of their overall expenditure ($11.2M) and a 3.25% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.06M (42.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$1.16M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico paid a total of $1.16M to 33 employees working as instructors, which represents 26.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $871k (28.4%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

13 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

16 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico were Associate professor with 13 employees, Professor with 9 employees, and Assistant professor with 8 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico were Management with 16 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 13 employees, and Service with 11 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Associate professor
Male Assistant professor
Female Professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico was Male Associate professor with 10 employees, Male Assistant professor with 8 employees, and Female Professor with 5 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico.