by our College Data Analytics TeamThe New England Conservatory of Music earned 5 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 0 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 733 in Most Focused for Music, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
The New England Conservatory of Music holds 5 ranking badges across 1 field of study, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 2 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 0 |
| Top 15% | 2 |
| Total | 5 |
The New England Conservatory of Music is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 2 of its 5 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Music.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (New England) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Massachusetts) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
The New England Conservatory of Music earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4,341 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. The New England Conservatory of Music appears in 31 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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