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Longy School Of Music, Massachusetts

Overview of Longy School Of Music

Longy is in a medium-sized city, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school is classified as a private, not-for-profit college. Students at Longy earn degrees up to the Post-Master's certificate.

Areas of Study

The most common major fields study at the school include music.

Longy Selectivity

Longy does not admit all applicants. The school attracts a fair number of students from out of state.

Student Body

Longy, in 2005, had 200 students (170 full-time equivalent).

Student Life

Many students at the school are part-timers.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The Longy School of Music was founded in 1915 to provide thorough education in all aspects of music to students of all ages, all levels of ability, and widely varying aspirations. That remains its overriding purpose. Longy acknowledges its special role in providing instruction to both residents of the greater Boston community which it principally serves, and to individuals from the world community who have the goal of becoming professionals in music. It seeks to do so in a rigorous educational environment in which small size and caring faculty foster intellectual understanding, growth of imagination, refinement of technical skills, and a full realization of individual potential. The school is strongly rooted in the tradition of classical Western music. Longy's curriculum also includes the study of other musical forms, such as contemporary music, non-Western music, jazz, improvisation, and traditional folk music. As an extension of its role as an educational institution, Longy seeks to be a performance center for the greater Boston area, thereby providing performance opportunities for hundreds of faculty, students, and guest artists annually, and listening opportunities for thousands."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Longy

Longy School Of Music
One Follen St
Cambridge, MA 02138
http://www.longy.edu

Longy Programs and Degrees (2005)

Longy awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Music49music performance, voice, piano, music theory and composition
Education And Teaching3music teaching

Number of programs and degrees for Longy in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Master's degree305
Postbaccalaureate certificate104
Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years104
Post-master's certificate24

Longy Student Body

In 2005, Longy had a total enrollment of 200 students (170 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class (2005):

GroupPercent
Men78%
Women22%
Full-Time89%
Part-Time11%

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate26%
Graduate74%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White57%
Black3%
Hispanic3%
Asian3%
(Foreign Students)34%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 181%
18-196%
20-217%
22-2426%
25-2939%
30-3412%
35-395%
40-493%
50-642%
65+1%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Massachusetts25%
Illinois13%
Washington13%
Louisiana13%
Maine13%
California13%
Florida13%

Longy Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time67 %

Longy Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Cambridge, Massachusetts for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Massachusetts Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Longy Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total252288%941%
Men10990%778%
Women151387%215%

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Ranknot required
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programnot required
Recommendationsrequired
Formal Demonstration of Competencerequired
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required

Longy Degree Programs (2005)

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Music Teacher Education

MUSIC
Music Performance, General
Music Theory and Composition
Piano and Organ
Voice and Opera

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Longy Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Longy Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in music
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Longy % of degrees in music
% of students from other states
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%Longy % of students from other states
Female % of student body
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 13%Longy Female % of student body
% of freshmen enrolled part-time
(vs. all colleges)
Top 19%Longy % of freshmen enrolled part-time
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Accepts some high school credits
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Offers part-time study
On-campus library

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