Match #1
Visible Music College
Memphis, TN
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate28%
- 79 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 79 students, close to 76
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
The colleges most similar to VanderCook College of Music are Visible Music College, Los Angeles College of Music, and Longy School of Music of Bard College. VanderCook College of Music admits 89% of applicants and has an average net price of $21,556 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 0 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with VanderCook College of Music. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to VanderCook College of Music
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Match #2
Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena, CA
Profile closeness46/100
Admit rate88%
- 227 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Acceptance rate 88%, close to 89%
Match #3
Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge, MA
Profile closeness38/100
Admit rate89%
- 10 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Acceptance rate 89%, close to 89%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media
Duluth, GA
Profile closeness38/100
Admit rate—
- 248 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
Match #5
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA
Profile closeness35/100
Admit rate5%
- 109 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 109 students, close to 76
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH
Profile closeness35/100
Admit rate47%
- 159 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York, NY
Profile closeness14/100
Admit rate24%
- 1,438 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
The Juilliard School
New York, NY
Profile closeness13/100
Admit rate9%
- 468 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY
Profile closeness12/100
Admit rate41%
- 539 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
Profile closeness6/100
Admit rate44%
- 7,468 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about VanderCook College of Music alternatives
What colleges are similar to VanderCook College of Music?
The closest matches to VanderCook College of Music are Visible Music College, Los Angeles College of Music, Longy School of Music of Bard College, Atlanta Institute of Music and Media, and Curtis Institute of Music. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is VanderCook College of Music hard to get into?
VanderCook College of Music admitted 89% of its 26 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 0 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
