Massachusetts students paid $44,140 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,390 more than the $42,750 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 70 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 729 students received grants or scholarships totaling $14.1 million and 511 students took out student loans totaling more than $6.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (6,963), 3,459 students used grants or scholarships totaling $59.5 million, and 2,305 students took out $16.3 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~557 | $40,082 | $41,398 | $42,750 | $44,140 | 10.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Berklee College of Music in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 181 | 14% | $976,238 | $5,394 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 33 | 3% | $43,575 | $1,320 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 645 | 51% | $13,110,915 | $20,327 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 729 | 58% | $14,130,728 | $19,384 |
| Federal student loans | 493 | 39% | $2,711,868 | $5,501 |
| Other student loans | 125 | 10% | $3,839,150 | $30,713 |
| Student loan aid | 511 | 40% | $6,551,018 | $12,820 |
| Total student aid | 886 | 70% | - | - |
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