Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, Ohio
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.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$55,510
- Estimated total for international students
- US$72,601
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 159
- Graduate students
- 134
- International undergraduates
- 24%
- Students per teacher
- 6 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 47%
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 85%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$27,260
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (5)
Bachelor's degrees1 subject
Master's degrees1 subject
Doctoral degrees1 subject
Undergraduate certificates1 subject
Graduate certificates1 subject
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.