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The real 4-year cost of Curtis Institute of Music in Pennsylvania
Published tuition and required fees at Curtis Institute of Music went from $2,185 in 2008 to $6,000 in 2023, but it moved in large steps rather than a steady climb. Projecting that pattern forward would overstate the cost, so we use a national average of 2.6% a year instead.
Read with care: this school's history shows large jumps in published price, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $2,185 | – | – |
| 2009 | $2,290 | – | – |
| 2010 | $2,290 | – | – |
| 2011 | $2,300 | – | – |
| 2012 | $2,350 | – | – |
| 2013 | $2,425 | – | – |
| 2014 | $2,475 | – | – |
| 2015 | $2,525 | – | – |
| 2016 | $2,525 | – | – |
| 2017 | $2,675 | – | – |
| 2018 | $2,700 | – | – |
| 2019 | $2,750 | – | – |
| 2020 | $3,015 | – | – |
| 2021 | $5,015 | – | – |
| 2022 | $5,930 | – | – |
| 2023 | $6,000 | $6,000 | – |
| 2024 | – | $6,154 | $5,178–$7,131 |
| 2025 | – | $6,312 | $4,468–$8,474 |
| 2026 | – | $6,475 | $3,856–$10,071 |
| 2027 | – | $6,641 | $3,328–$11,969 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $12,950 |
| Year 2 | $13,282 |
| Year 3 | $13,624 |
| Year 4 | $13,974 |
| 4-year total | $53,830 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $13,830
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $40,373
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $20,653/ yr
- rising 4.1% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $99,163
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here is rising faster than tuition.
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See my 4-year cost at Curtis Institute of Music4-year schools with similar prices in Pennsylvania
Closest to Curtis Institute of Music by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Yeshivath Beth Moshe$10,400
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania$10,507
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania$10,686
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania$10,736
- Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia$10,869
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania$10,904
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania$11,046
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania$11,122
Use this data
Published figures for Curtis Institute of Music from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.