American Musical and Dramatic Academy acceptance rate & admissions

American Musical and Dramatic Academy admits 24% of applicants, about 1 in 4. For Fall 2023, 1,626 of 6,580 applicants were admitted and 387 enrolled. The school does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind).

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Acceptance rate
24%

More selective than 91% of New York colleges we cover. U.S. median 77%.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

Test scores
Not considered

Share of students sending scores not reported.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Admitted students who enroll
24%

Called “yield.” A high yield means many admitted students choose American Musical and Dramatic Academy over other offers.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Applicants, admits and enrollment

Applied6,580
Admitted1,626
Enrolled387

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class (first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates). Newer counts arrive with the next IPEDS release.

American Musical and Dramatic Academy admissions year over year

Entering classAcceptanceSAT readingSAT mathACTSource
Fall 202424%———College Scorecard
Fall 202325%———IPEDS

Score ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles. Each year is kept as published; we add a year with every federal release.

How selective is American Musical and Dramatic Academy compared with other New York colleges?

American Musical and Dramatic Academy has the 14th-lowest acceptance rate of 140 New York colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAcceptanceGraduationAvg. net price
10Helene Fuld College of Nursing17%—$47,181
11Vassar College19%91%$39,343
12The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art21%81%$13,269
13Skidmore College21%83%$32,297
14American Musical and Dramatic Academy24%72%$41,416
15Yeshivath Zichron Moshe30%70%$8,894
16United States Merchant Marine Academy34%82%$6,174
17Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland37%—$10,753
18Binghamton University39%82%$21,620

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class. All New York colleges →

Who enrolls at American Musical and Dramatic Academy

First-year students who return for year two83%
First-year students from New York9%
Pell Grant recipients33%
First-generation students25%
Women / men72% / 28%
International students12%

College Scorecard; IPEDS

American Musical and Dramatic Academy admissions questions

What is the American Musical and Dramatic Academy acceptance rate?

American Musical and Dramatic Academy accepts 24% of applicants, about 1 in 4. For the Fall 2023 entering class, 1,626 of 6,580 applicants were admitted.

Does American Musical and Dramatic Academy require the SAT or ACT?

American Musical and Dramatic Academy does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind), according to its federal admissions report for Fall 2023.

How many admitted students enroll at American Musical and Dramatic Academy?

24% of admitted students enrolled in Fall 2023 (387 of 1,626).

Is American Musical and Dramatic Academy getting harder to get into?

American Musical and Dramatic Academy accepted 24% of applicants for Fall 2024, compared with 25% for Fall 2023.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS Admissions; years shown with each figure. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Back to American Musical and Dramatic Academy overview