🇺🇸 USA · Ohio

Cleveland Institute of Music

Private
Urban
4-year degree

Reported admit rate: 47.3%Year unverified
Tuition per year: ₹49,67,124Out-of-state
Students: 159Undergraduates
Students per teacher: 6Student to faculty

About

The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is a private music conservatory in Cleveland, Ohio. The school was founded in 1920 by a group of supporters led by Martha Bell Sanders and Mary Hutchens Smith, with Ernest Bloch serving as its first director. CIM enrolls 325 students in the conservatory and approximately 1,500 students in the preparatory and continuing education programs. There are typically about 100 openings per year for which 1,000-1,200 prospective students apply.
Many members of The Cleveland Orchestra serve as faculty at CIM and CIM alumni can be found in major orchestras throughout the United States and the world. In 2024, faculty voted, 56 to 25, to join the American Federation of Musicians.

Admissions planning estimate

47.3% baseline · Low data confidence

Sensitivity range: 16.6%–78.1%. This is a modelling range, not a statistical confidence interval or a personal admission probability.

Stored headline rate, year/definition not independently confirmed in this refresh. Retained as a prior rather than applying an unsupported inflation multiplier. Historical IPEDS 2023 comparator: 38.18%; different cohorts are not mixed.

Reviewed 2026-10-01. Recommendations also use your grades, intended course, eligibility and available entrance cutoffs.

All / All Rounds: 38.2% (176/461; 2023). Fall 2023 first-time first-year applicants; historical, not 2026. Official source

Reported admit rate

47.3%admitted

47 in 100 applications received an offer in this reported cohort. Year unverified. This is not your personal chance.

From application to first day

Applied 461

Offered a place 176

Enrolled 50

28.4% of students offered a place chose to enrol (the yield).

What a year costs

₹66,76,686 published cost of attendance, per year

Tuition₹49,67,124
Housing₹15,59,271
Books & supplies₹1,50,291

Sticker price ₹66,76,686

After aid (average) ₹26,51,324

Tuition by who is paying

In-state ₹49,67,124

Out-of-state ₹49,67,124

Average aid awarded: ₹23,10,539 a year.

Outcomes and support

90.2%

Retention

72.1%

Graduation

One teacher for every 6 students

Small classes: professors will know your name.

Who studies here

As reported by the college; shares may not add up to 100.

White 42.8%

Asian 17%

Hispanic 6.3%

Multiracial 3.8%

African American 3.1%

Native American 1.3%

Unknown 1.3%

Pacific Islander 0.6%

5 programmes

Certificate
Bachelor's
Postbachelor's certificate
Master's
Doctoral degree - other

Programmes

Programme	Level
Music	bachelor

Every detail

Admissions & Requirements

Acceptance Rate47.31%

Total Applicants461

Admitted Applicants176

Enrolled Applicants50

Application Fee₹11,741

Fee Waiver AvailableNo

SAT/ACT RequirementNot required

GPA RequirementConsidered if submitted

Class Rank RequirementRequired

Recommendations RequiredRequired

AP Credit AwardedYes

AP Placement AwardedYes

Deadlines

Test Scores

Cost & Financial Aid

In-State Tuition₹49,67,124

Out-of-State Tuition₹49,67,124

Average Housing Cost₹15,59,271

Books & Supplies₹1,50,291

Average Net Price₹26,51,324

Average Aid Awarded₹23,10,539

Student Body Diversity

African American3.14%

Asian16.98%

Hispanic6.29%

White42.77%

Multiracial3.77%

Native American1.26%

Pacific Islander0.63%

International23.9%

Unknown Race1.26%

Academics & Rankings

School TypePrivate

School SettingUrban

Years4

Graduation Rate72.13%

Retention Rate90.24%

Student/Faculty Ratio6:1

Total Undergraduates159

Contact

Street Address11021 East Blvd

ZIP Code44106

Phone(216) 791-5000

Websitehttps://www.cim.edu/

Apply (official portal)https://www.commonapp.org/