VanderCook College of Music Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

VanderCook College of Music has observed a notably high overall acceptance rate of 97.3% for the application year 2023, with 37 applicants and 36 accepted, marking a slight decrease from the previous years where acceptance rates remained at 100% in 2022, 2021, and 2020. The acceptance rates have varied over the past few years, with rates of 85% in 2019 and 93% in 2018, indicating a trend towards higher selectivity recently. Historically, the college has maintained strong acceptance figures, engaging a broad applicant pool that remained consistent, with the highest applicant count recorded at 51 in 2016.