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Curtis Institute of Music

Curtis Institute of Music
1726 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Official telephone: (215) 893-5252
Fax number: (215) 893-9065
Website: www.curtis.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 2 acres
City or town school is located in: Philadelphia
Population of city/town: 1,500,000
Online campus map: curtis.edu/info/
streetmap.htm

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: no
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 16
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Concert hall, opera studio, black-box theatre.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service
Counseling services:
career, personal, psychological
Career placement services:
career/job search classes, alumni services
Services for students with disabilities:
tutors, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: no

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Philadelphia (10 miles)
Nearest other airport: Newark (83 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Philadelphia (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Philadelphia (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 65% immediately, 68% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Cleveland Institute of Music, Juilliard School, New England Conservatory of Music, Yale University.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 20% within six months of graduation, 32% within one year of graduation, 50% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Boston Symphony Orchestra
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Hilary Hahn, concert violinist Lang Lang, concert pianist

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