Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music
A good fit for students who want accessible admissions and families who need the lowest possible cost. no major red flags in the data. 66% of students receive Pell Grants — strong access mission; 100% freshman retention — students rarely leave.
About This School
Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a public institution located in San Juan, PR with approximately 295 undergraduate students enrolled. Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music has an open or accessible admissions process, with an acceptance rate of 81%. The average net price after financial aid is $5,244 per year. The graduation rate is 57%, and the typical graduate earns $22,100 within 10 years of enrollment.
The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a public conservatory in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It has hosted a number of international musicians as students as well as faculty, and has a longstanding relationship with the classical music movement in Puerto Rico, including the annual Casals Festival and the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (PRSO). Following the success of the Casals Festival held in San Juan in 1957, state legislator Ernesto Ramos Antonini proposed several laws which would create the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra that same year, and the Conservatory of Music in June 1959.
The numbers tell a mixed story here: the $5,244 average annual net price is genuinely hard to beat for a specialized music conservatory, and a 100% freshman retention rate suggests students who get in tend to feel good about staying. That said, the 57% graduation rate raises real questions about whether students complete what they start, and median earnings of $22,100 a decade out reflects the honest reality of most performance-focused music careers — so this is worth considering only if you're clear-eyed about the financial trade-offs of a conservatory path.
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Will This School Pay Off?
Solid return. Earnings outpace debt, though major choice matters.
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Student Body
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (295 undergraduates).
Contact & Location
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Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music
951 Ponce de Leon Avenue
San Juan, PR 00907-3373
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