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America’s Top Undergraduate Music Programs in Music Business & Music Industry

This is the fifth post of an 8-part series on "Behind the Scenes of America's Top Undergraduate Music Programs." We explore top programs in the music business and music industry; and provide a spotlight of Drexel’s Music Industry Undergraduate Degree Program (MIP), NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Syracuse’s Bandier Program for Recording and Entertainment Industries, Northeastern’s concentration in music industry, and USC’s Thornton School of Music.

Maureen Meyer2025-12-15T11:59:09-05:00December 15th, 2025|Categories: Bachelor of Music, Berklee, Career in Music, Caroline Ferrucci, college, college admissions, college applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Fit, Juilliard, Julie Gross, Music Business, music career, Music conservatory, Music Industry, Music Major, Music Performance, Music Programs, Music Programs in Composition, Music Programs in Performance, New England Conservatory|Tags: auditions, Bachelor of Music, Belmont University School of Music, Berklee, Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory, Carnegie Mellon University, Caroline Ferrucci, collegiate gateway, Curtis Institute of Music, Drexel’s Music Industry Undergraduate Degree Program (MIP), Eastman School of Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Juilliard, julie gross, Manhattan School of Music, Middle Tennessee State University School of Music, music career, music major, music programs, Music programs in Performance, New England Conservatory, New York University’s Steinhardt, Northeastern’s concentration in music industry, Northwestern University, Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Oberlin, professional musician, Syracuse’s Bandier Program for Recording and Entertainment Industries, University of Miami Frost School of Music, university of michigan, University of Rochester, University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, USC’s Thornton School of Music, Yale University|

America’s Top Undergraduate Music Programs in Composition

This is the fourth post of an 8-part series on "Behind the Scenes of America's Top Undergraduate Music Programs," focusing on programs in music composition. The post highlights programs at the New England Conservatory, Julliard, Curtis Institute of Music, USC’s Thornton School of Music, University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, and Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music.

Maureen Meyer2025-12-12T11:41:42-05:00December 11th, 2025|Categories: Bachelor of Music, Berklee, Career in Music, Caroline Ferrucci, college, college admissions, college applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Juilliard, Julie Gross, music career, Music conservatory, Music Major, Music Performance, Music Programs, Music Programs in Composition, Music Programs in Performance, New England Conservatory|Tags: auditions, Bachelor of Music, Berklee, Boston Conservatory, Carnegie Mellon University, Caroline Ferrucci, collegiate gateway, Curtis Institute of Music, Eastman School of Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Juilliard, julie gross, Manhattan School of Music, music career, music major, music programs, Music programs in Performance, New England Conservatory, New York University’s Steinhardt, Northwestern University, Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, Oberlin, professional musician, university of michigan, University of Rochester, University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, Yale University|

America’s Top Undergraduate Music Programs in Performance: Instrumental and Vocal

This is the third post of an 8-part series on "Behind the Scenes of America's Top Undergraduate Music Program," focusing on programs in music performance, whether vocal or instrumental. The post highlights programs at The Julliard School, Berklee College of Music, Oberlin College and Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music (for jazz), and The New School’s Mannes School of Music and School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.

Early College Admissions Notification Dates 2025-26

Congratulations on submitting your early college applications! Now you may be wondering when you will find out your college admissions results! See our list of early admissions notification dates for many selective schools for the 2025-26 application cycle.

Maureen Meyer2025-11-07T15:25:14-05:00November 7th, 2025|Categories: Admissions trends, Class of 2030, college, college admissions, college applications, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, college list, College update letter, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Early Action, Early Admissions, Early Admissions Notification Dates, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross, Regular Admissions|Tags: brown university, Case Western Reserve University, College Early admissions notification dates, college early applications, collegiate gateway, Columbia University, Cornell University (ED), Dartmouth College, Duke University, early action, early decision, Georgetown University, Harvard University, julie gross, MIT, Northwestern University, Princeton University, restrictive early action, single choice early action, Stanford University, Tulane University, university of michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Yale University|

Behind the Scenes of America’s Top Art Programs, Part IX: Admissions Process

This is the ninth post of a 10-part series on "Behind the Scenes of America's Top Undergraduate Art Programs." We provide you with an inside look at the admissions process for arts programs, including the admissions factors and application components. Read our tips on how to be a successful candidate!

Behind the Scenes of America’s Top Art Programs, Part III: What to consider when applying to an undergraduate program in Visual Arts

This is the third post of a 10-part series on "Behind the Scenes of America's Top Undergraduate Art Programs" in which we explore factors to consider in deciding which programs are the best fit for you. What type of artist are you? What kind of community nurtures your creativity? What are your post-graduation goals?

Maureen Meyer2025-03-05T13:15:43-05:00February 6th, 2025|Categories: AAMCAS, apps, Art Program, BA/BS/MD Programs, BFA, Cambridge, college, college admissions, college applications, College Features, college list, college visits, Collegiate Gateway, Julie Gross|Tags: Art Program, Art School, BFA, brown university, CalArts, collegiate gateway, julie gross, MFA, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Yale University|

Collegiate Gateway’s Guide to Early Admissions Policies

If you are confused about restrictive and non-restrictive early admissions policies for college applications, you are not alone! We can answer your questions about the differences in ED (early decision), REA (restrictive early action), SCEA (single-choice early action), and EA (early action) policies.

Early College Admissions Notification Dates 2024-25

Congratulations on submitting your early college applications! Now you may be wondering when you will find out your college admissions results! See our list of early admissions notification dates for many selective schools for the 2024-25 application cycle.

Maureen Meyer2024-11-04T13:43:57-05:00November 4th, 2024|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college applications, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Early Action, Early Admissions, Early Admissions Notification Dates, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross, Regular Admissions|Tags: brown university, Case Western Reserve University, College Early admissions notification dates, college early applications, collegiate gateway, Columbia University, Cornell University (ED), Dartmouth College, Duke University, early action, early decision, Georgetown University, Harvard University, julie gross, MIT, Northwestern University, Princeton University, restrictive early action, single choice early action, Stanford University, Tulane University, university of michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Yale University|

Early Admissions for the Class of 2028: Part I: Early Application Acceptance Rates

Take a look at this year’s trends from colleges’ early admissions cycle. We’ve analyzed the story behind the stats at selective schools – from another year of high application numbers to consistently low admission rates.

Maureen Meyer2024-03-14T10:58:17-04:00February 13th, 2024|Categories: Admissions trends, Class of 2028, college, college admissions, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, Collegiate Gateway, Early Action, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, Julie Gross, Uncategorized|Tags: application deferral, Barnard College, brown university, Class of 2028, College Early Admissions, collegiate gateway, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, early action acceptance rates, Early Action Application Numbers, Early admissions trends, early decision acceptance rates, Early Decision Application Numbers, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Ivy League Early Admissions Results, julie gross, MIT, Princeton University, Stanford University, Test-optional Admissions, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Williams College, Yale University|

Early Applications Rise for the Class of 2028

The Common App has released preliminary early applicant data for the Class of 2028, and applications are up! Read more to find out what this means for early applicants and how to move forward with your regular applications.

Maureen Meyer2023-11-21T15:42:41-05:00November 21st, 2023|Categories: Admissions trends, Class of 2028, college, college admissions, college applications, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Deferrals, Early Action, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, Julie Gross, Regular Admissions, Regular Decision Admissions, test-optional, yield|Tags: Class of 2028, collegiate gateway, early action, Early Admissions Cycle, early applications, early decision, julie gross, UVA, Yale University|