Application Fee
Fee & Exceptions
Pay by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover
Fee Waiver
FEE & EXCEPTIONS
The application fee is $100 and is paid by credit card at the end of the online application. Applications cannot be submitted without the application fee.
After the December 1 deadline, late applications will only be accepted at the discretion of the Director of Admissions. Faculty can not authorize a late application. Requests will be considered based on the timing of the request and only if further applications are needed in the candidate's subject area. If a late application request is approved, the fee for an application submitted by December 31 is $150. After December 31 the fee is $200. We will try to accommodate late applicants with a full range of audition day interviews as space and timing permits only after on-time applicants have been scheduled.
PAY BY VISA, MASTERCARD, OR DISCOVER
Applicants pay their application fee through a secure online payment system, time stamped at the moment the application is submitted.
While the Eastman School of Music is a school of the University of Rochester, the Eastman application process is separate. All applicants applying to degree programs at Eastman must pay the application fee to Eastman regardless of whether the applicant has paid an application fee to another school of the University of Rochester.
FEE WAIVER
The School wishes to make application possible for all interested prospective students. Those applicants who are unable to pay the application fee may request a fee waiver. This request must be made using an official form, such as an SAT or College Board waiver. Transfer or graduate applicants must submit a letter detailing the financial need from their college's Financial Aid Office. This letter should verify why payment of the application fee would constitute a hardship for the student and his/her family. Note that we cannot accept a request to waive the fee from a relative or applicant directly. The fee waiver request must be received by November 20 to allow adequate time for processing before the application deadline, and the request must include the name, application number and email address of the applicant. Late applications are not eligible for a fee waiver.