Juilliard School: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 3768 of 12,502	In the World
# 1066 of 452	In North America
# 993 of 452	In the United States
# 87 of 33	In New York State
# 29 of 9	In New York City

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

Enrollment

1,989

Average SAT

1,192

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$45,099 /y

Aid receiving

96%

Undergraduates

642

Graduates

431

Male:Female Ratio

52:48

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

juilliard.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Juilliard School has an acceptance rate of 9% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	9%	9%	9%
Applicants	2,065	857	1,208
Admissions	189	111	78
Freshmen enrolled full time	120	73	47

Admissions requirements

Formal demonstration of competencies	Required
Recommendations	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school GPA	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	27%
■ Nonresident Alien	33%
■ Asian	14%
■ Hispanic	7%
■ Black or African American	7%
■ Two or more races	5%
■ Unknown	7%

Juilliard School majors

Juilliard School has granted 130 bachelor's degrees across 10 programs, 156 master's across 11 programs, and 8 doctorate degrees across 2 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Juilliard School.

Major	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Stringed Instruments	39	62	4
Keyboard Instruments	20	24	-
Woodwind Instruments	10	14	-
Dance, General	20	-	-
Acting	11	7	-
Music Theory and Composition	6	8	4
Voice and Opera	8	10	-
Jazz & Jazz Studies	5	12	-
Brass Instruments	9	7	-
Music, Other	-	6	-
Percussion Instruments	2	4	-
Conducting	-	2	-
Grand Total	130	156	8

Publications & Citations

Juilliard School has published 143 scientific papers with 672 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Art & Design, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, History, Law, Physics, Literature, and Fashion Design.

Publications

143

Citations

672

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	109 / 617
Art & Design	65 / 510
Philosophy	62 / 451
Sociology	56 / 499
Political Science	55 / 410
History	52 / 355
Law	49 / 403
Physics	45 / 446
Literature	44 / 428
Fashion Design	39 / 378
Engineering	39 / 437
Computer Science	37 / 378
Environmental Science	37 / 346
Art History	36 / 350
Psychology	31 / 181
Acoustical Engineering	30 / 326
Biology	27 / 121
Linguistics	25 / 278
Business	24 / 113
Geography and Cartography	23 / 338
Medicine	22 / 118
Music	21 / 69
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	19 / 358
Archaeology	18 / 315
Management	17 / 85
Aesthetics	16 / 354
Education	16 / 103
Mathematics	15 / 262
Geology	15 / 62
Quantum and Particle physics	14 / 47
Library and Information science	13 / 20
Economics	13 / 48
Social Psychology	11 / 55
Ecology	10 / 2
Chemistry	9 / 97
Physical Therapy	8 / 79
Mathematics Education	8 / 6
Statistics	8 / 257
Paleontology	8 / 61
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science	7 / 275

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Academic rankings

100 Notable alumni

1. Lorraine Toussaint

1960-. (aged 66)

stage actor television actor film producer actor film actor

Lorraine Toussaint is a Trinidadian–born actress based in the United States. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Black Reel Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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2. Cleavon Little

1939-1992 (aged 53)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Cleavon Jake Little was an American stage, film and television actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of Purlie, for which he earned both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award. His first leading television role was that of the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland on the...

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3. Tom Blyth

1995-. (aged 31)

actor

Tom Keir Blyth is an English actor. He took an interest in drama from a young age, studying acting at the Central Junior Television Workshop and at the Juilliard School. He had his first lead role in the film Scott and Sid (2018), and has since starred as Glen Byam Shaw in Benediction (2021), Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games:...

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