VanderCook College of Music Teaching Programs

VanderCook College of Music is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The city atmosphere of Chicago makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is VanderCook College of Music?

Contact details for VanderCook College of Music are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3140 South Federal Street, Chicago, IL 60616-3731
Phone:	312-225-6288
Website:	www.vandercook.edu

How Do I Get Into VanderCook College of Music?

You can apply to VanderCook College of Music online at: https://app.getacceptd.com/vandercook

Admission Requirements for VanderCook College of Music

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into VanderCook College of Music?

VanderCook College of Music has the high acceptance rate of 100%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 100%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

About 18% of students accepted to VanderCook College of Music submitted their SAT scores.VanderCook College of Music received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students.

Can I Afford VanderCook College of Music?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At VanderCook College of Music, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,167 a year. That adds up to $28,668 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at VanderCook College of Music is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

VanderCook College of Music Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 88 undergraduate students at VanderCook College of Music, with 75 being full-time and 13 being part-time.

There are also 164 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 75 full-time undergraduates at VanderCook College of Music, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of VanderCook College of Music students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at VanderCook College of Music. At this time, 5 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 6 countries are represented at VanderCook College of Music. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Iran, and South Africa.

Online Learning at VanderCook College of Music

In 2022-2023, 155 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at VanderCook College of Music has changed over the last few years.

VanderCook College of Music Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Music Education	10	47	57
TOTAL	10	47	57

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.