Juilliard School

"Juilliard" redirects here. For other uses, see Juilliard (disambiguation).

The Juilliard School
Former names
  • Institute of Musical Art (1905–1926)
  • Juilliard School of Music (1926–1968)
TypePrivate conservatory
Established1905; 119 years ago (1905)
FounderFrank Damrosch
AccreditationMSCHE[1]
Endowment$1.38 billion (2021)[2]
PresidentDamian Woetzel
Academic staff
~350 (2021)[3]
Students~950 college and ~290 pre-college
Undergraduates~600 students (2020)
Postgraduates~350 students (2020)
Location
New York City
,
New York
,
United States

40°46′26″N 73°59′00″W / 40.77389°N 73.98333°W / 40.77389; -73.98333
CampusSmall Urban
Colorsred and blue[4]
   
MascotPenguin
Websitewww.juilliard.edu

The Juilliard School (/ˈdʒuːli.ɑːrd/ JOO-lee-ard)[5] is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became the Juilliard School, named after its principal benefactor Augustus D. Juilliard.

The school is composed of three primary academic divisions: dance, drama, and music, of which the last is the largest and oldest. Juilliard offers degrees for undergraduate and graduate students and liberal arts courses, non-degree diploma programs for professional artists, and musical training for pre-college students. Juilliard has a single campus at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, comprising numerous studio rooms, performance halls, a library with special collections, and a dormitory. It has one of the lowest acceptance rates of schools in the United States. With a total enrollment of about 950 students, Juilliard has several student and faculty ensembles that perform throughout the year, most notably the Juilliard String Quartet.[6][7]

Juilliard alumni have won 105 Grammy Awards, 62 Tony Awards, 47 Emmy Awards, and 24 Academy Awards, including two alumni with EGOTs. Musicians from Juilliard have pursued careers as international virtuosos and concertmasters of professional symphony orchestras. Its alumni and faculty include more than 16 Pulitzer Prize and 12 National Medal of Arts recipients.[8]

  1. ^ "The Juilliard School". Middle States Commission of Higher Education. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Juilliard School". Data USA. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "By the Numbers". Juilliard. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Quinn, Emily. "Juilliard School Celebrates Centennial". Playbill. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  6. ^ Cooper, Michael (October 5, 2016). "Transformative Juilliard President Will Step Down After Three Decades". The New York Times. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Chief of $1 billion Juilliard endowment is leaving". CNBC. September 8, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Diploma Programs Statistics & Disclosure". Juilliard. Retrieved January 13, 2023.