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College Matriculation

At Interlochen Arts Academy, we have a history of success. Our students go on to attend top colleges, universities, and conservatories. While all of our students maintain a passion for the arts, each possesses unique goals, and we look forward to guiding them through their educational journey with a focus on postsecondary planning.

Recent College Results

Graduates of 2024 enrolled in the following colleges and universities:

Amherst College
Arizona State University
Art Center College of Design
Baldwin Wallace
Bard College
Barnard College 
Baylor University
Belmont University 
Berklee College of Music 
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Boston University 
Brown University
Bucknell University
Butler University 
California Institute of the Arts 
Carleton College
Chapman University 
Cleveland Institute of Music
College Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati
College of the Holy Cross
College of Wooster, The
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Columbia University 
Cornell University
Curtis Institute of Music
DePaul University 
East Tennessee State University
Eastern Michigan University 
Eastman School of Music 
Elon University 
Emerson College 
Emory University
Florida International University
Fordham University 
Columbia College, Chicago
George Mason University 
Grand Rapids Community College
Harvard University 
Indiana University 
Ithaca College
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Juilliard School, The 
Kalamazoo College
Kenyon College
Lawrence University
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts*
Long Island University
Manhattan School of Music
Mannes School of Music at The New School
Marymount Manhattan College
McGill University
Michigan State University
Muhlenberg College
New England Conservatory of Music 
New York University 
North Park University Chicago
Northwestern University 

Oberlin College 
Oklahoma City University
Pace University 
Parsons Paris at The New School
Parsons School of Design at The
New School 
Paul Smith's College
Pratt Institute 
Princeton University
Rhode Island School of Design
Rice University 
Royal College of Music*
Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
Sarah Lawrence College
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Savannah College of Art & Design 
School of Drama at The New School
School of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Smith College
Syracuse University 
Texas State University
Trinity College Dublin*
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance*
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of California (Berkeley)
University of California (Davis)
University of California Los Angeles 
University of Colorado Denver 
University of Denver 
University of Edinburgh*
University of Houston
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
University of Kansas
University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
University of Miami 
University of Michigan 
University of Minnesota 
University of Missouri Kansas City
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 
University of North Texas 
University of Oregon
University of Rochester
University of Southern California 
University of St Andrews*
University of Texas at Austin 
University of the Arts London*
University of Utah
University of Wisconsin
US Air Force
Vanderbilt University
Webster University
Wellesley College
Western Michigan University
Wright State
Yale University

*college outside of the U.S.

Graduates of 2023 enrolled in the following colleges and universities:

Alfred University 
American University 
Arkansas State University 
Art Center College of Design 
Ball State University 
Barnard College 
Bennington College 
Berklee College of Music 
Boston Conservatory at Berklee 
Boston University 
Butler University 
California Institute of the Arts 
California Polytechnic State University 
Carleton College 
Carnegie Mellon University 
Cleveland Institute of Music 
Coastal Carolina University 
Colburn School 
Columbia College Chicago 
Columbia University 
Concordia University - Montreal 
Conservatorium van Amsterdam* 
Cooper Union 
Curtis Institute of Music 
DePaul University 
Drexel University 
Duquesne University 
Earlham College 
Eastman School of Music 
Elon University 
Fashion Institute of Technology 
George Washington University 
Georgetown University 
Harvard University 
Hofstra University 
Howard University 
Indiana University 
Istituto Marangoni, Milano* 
Johns Hopkins University 
Kalamazoo College 
Kennesaw State University 
Kenyon College 
Lewis University 
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts* 
Los Angeles Film School 
Loyola University Chicago 
Loyola University New Orleans 
Lynn University 
Manhattan School of Music 
Maryland Institute College of Art 
Marymount Manhattan College 
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 
Miami University, Oxford 
Michigan State University 
Middle Tennessee State University 
Montclair State University 
Nashville Ballet 
New York University 
Northwestern University 
Ohio University 
Pacific Lutheran University 
Peabody Conservatory 
Pennsylvania State University 
 

Pepperdine University 
Point Park University 
Princeton University 
Reed College 
Rhode Island School of Design 
Rice University 
Rider University 
Rutgers University-New Brunswick 
Sarah Lawrence College 
Savannah College of Art & Design 
School of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Skidmore College 
Spelman College 
Stetson University 
Texas State University 
The Glasgow School of Art* 
The New England Conservatory of Music 
The New School 
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music 
The Royal Conservatory - The Glenn Gould School* 
The University of Alabama   
The University of the Arts 
University College of London - Slade School of Fine Arts* 
University of Arizona 
University of California - Los Angeles 
University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music 
University of Colorado, Denver 
University of Denver 
University of Essex* 
University of Florida 
University of Hartford - The Hartt School 
University of Illinois 
University of Iowa 
University of Miami 
University of Michigan 
University of North Carolina at Asheville 
University of North Carolina 
School of the Arts 
University of Notre Dame 
University of Oklahoma 
University of Rochester 
University of Southern California 
University of Tennessee 
University of the Arts London 
University of Toronto* 
University of Vermont 
University of Washington 
Vanderbilt University 
Virginia Tech 
Warren Wilson College 
Western Michigan University 
Wright State University-Main Campus 
Yale University 

*college outside of the U.S.

Graduates of 2022 enrolled in the following colleges and universities:

American University
Anderson University
Art Center College of Design
Baldwin Wallace University
Ball State University
Bard College
Belmont University
Bennington College
Berklee College of Music
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Boston University
California Institute of the Arts
Carnegie Mellon University
Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
Cleveland Institute of Music
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia University
Cornell University
Curtis Institute of Music
Dartmouth College
DePaul University
Dominican University
Drexel University
Eastman School of Music
Eckerd College
Emory University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida State University
Fordham University
Full Sail University
George Mason University
Hampshire College
Huston-Tillotson University
Indiana University
Indiana University/Purdue
University, Indianapolis
Ithaca College
Juilliard School
Lawrence University
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Los Angeles College of Music
Manhattan School of Music
Maryland Institute College of Art
Miami University - Oxford
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Nazareth College
New England Conservatory of Music
New School
New York University

Northern Kentucky University
Northwestern Michigan College
Northwestern University
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Oberlin College
Oklahoma City University
Pace University
Pennsylvania State University
Point Park University
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
Rhode Island School of Design
Rice University
Rider University
Ringling College of Art and Design
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Royal Conservatory - The Glenn Gould School
Royal Holloway University of London
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
School of Art Institute of Chicago
School of Visual Arts
St Olaf College
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
University of Alabama
University of California - Berkeley
University of California - Davis
University of California- Los Angeles
University of Colorado - Boulder
University of Colorado - Denver
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri - Kansas City
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of Northern Colorado
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of St Andrews
University of Toronto
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Webster University
West Virginia University
Xavier University of Louisiana
Yale University

Graduates of 2021 enrolled in the following colleges and universities:

Alfred University 
Anglo-American University
Arizona State University
Bard College 
Belmont University 
Bennington College
Berklee College of Music 
Boston Conservatory at Berklee 
Boston University 
Butler University
California Institute of the Arts 
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
Cleveland Institute of Music 
Cleveland State University
Colburn School
College for Creative Studies 
Colorado State University 
Columbia College Chicago
Cooper Union 
DePaul University 
Drexel University
Eastman School 
Elon University 
Emerson College 
Florida State University
Fordham University 
George Mason University
Gettysburg College
Gnomon School
Hawaii Pacific University
Indiana University 
Ithaca College 
Juilliard School 
Kenyon College 
King's College
Lawrence University
Liberty University
Lipscomb University
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Longy School of Music 
Los Angeles College of Music
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University - New Orleans 
Lynn University
Manhattan School of Music 
Maryland Institute College of Art
McGill University
Mercyhurst University
New England Conservatory 
New School 
Michigan State University 
Montclair State University

Morehouse College
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
New York University 
Northwestern University 
Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory
Ohio University
Otis College of Art and Design
Otterbein University
Peabody Conservatory 
Pennsylvania State University
Pitzer College
Point Park University
Pomona College
Pratt Institute
Princeton University 
Rice University 
Rider University
Roosevelt University
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Royal Northern College of Music
Rutgers University
San Francisco Conservatory of Music 
Sarah Lawrence College 
School of Visual Arts 
St Olaf College
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
Oberlin Conservatory 
University of Arizona
Tufts University
University of Alaska Southeast
University of Alberta
University of Cincinnati-College
Conservatory of Music
University of Denver 
University of Hartford
University of Mary Washington
University of Michigan 
University of Missouri - Kansas City
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 
University of North Florida
University of North Texas
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester 
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California 
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Vanderbilt University
Viterbo University
Western Michigan University
Yale University 

Graduates of 2020 enrolled in the following colleges and universities:

American University
Aquinas College
Arizona State University 
Bard College 
Belmont University 
Bennington  College
Berklee College of Music 
Boston Conservatory at Berklee 
Boston University 
Butler University
California Institute of the Arts 
California State University
Carnegie Mellon University 
Carolina Ballet Apprentice
Cleveland Institute of Music 
Colburn School
College for Creative Studies
University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia University
Cornell University
Curtis Institute of Music 
DePaul University 
Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Eastern Michigan University
Eastman School of Music 
Elon University
Emerson College 
Florida State University 
Full Sail University
Georgetown University
George Mason University
Harvard College
Indiana University 
Institute of American Indian Arts
Ithaca College 
Juilliard School
Kenyon College
Knox College
London Contemporary Dance School
Loyola University New Orleans 
Manhattan School of Music 
Mannes College of Music 
Maryland Institute College of Art
Marymount Manhattan College

McGill University
Michigan State University 
New England Conservatory 
New York University 
Northwestern University 
Oberlin College and Conservatory
Ontario College of Art & Design University
Otterbein University
Pace University-New York 
Parsons School of Design
Peabody Institute of Music - Johns Hopkins University
Rhode Island School of Design 
Rice University
Ringling College of Art and Design
Roosevelt University 
Royal Conservatory of Music
Samford University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Shenandoah University
Skidmore College
Studio School Los Angeles
Texas Christian University
University of the Arts London
University of Arizona
University of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh University of Florida
University of Hartford 
University of Memphis
University of Miami
University of Michigan 
University of Minnesota 
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Texas
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Victoria
Vassar College
West Virginia University
Western Michigan University
Western Washington University
Wheaton College
Wright State University

Graduates of 2019 enrolled in the following colleges and universities:

Allegheny College
Alma College
Arizona State University
ArtCenter College of Design
Baldwin Wallace University
Ball State University
Bard College
Baylor University
Belmont University
Bennington College
Berklee College of Music
Boston University
Brown University
California Institute of the Arts
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Chapman University
Cleveland Institute of Music
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia University
Cornish College of the Arts
Curtis Institute of Music
Davidson College
DePaul University
Drexel University
East Carolina University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastman School of Music 
Elon University
Emerson College
Fashion Institute of Technology
Florida State University
Harvard University
Hope College
Indiana University at Bloomington
Institute of American Indian Arts
King's College London
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Lawrence University
Los Angeles College of Music
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University New Orleans
Lynn University
Manhattan School of Music
Mannes College of Music
Maryland Institute College of Art
Mercyhurst University
Michigan State University
Millikin University
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Mount Holyoke College
New England Conservatory of Music
New York University
Northwestern University
Norwich University of the Arts
Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Otis College of Art and Design
Pace University, New York City
The Johns Hopkins University - Peabody Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island School of Design
Rice University
Rider University
Ringling College of Art and Design
Roosevelt University
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Rutgers University
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Sarah Lawrence College
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of Visual Arts
Southern Methodist University
St. John's College
Stanford University
Syracuse University
The Ballet West Academy Professional Training Division
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art
The Juilliard School
The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts
The Naropa University
The New School
The University of Iowa
The University of the Arts
Tufts University
Union University
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
University of Delaware
University of Evansville
University of Houston
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of New Hampshire at Durham
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of Southern California
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Toronto
Utah Valley University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
Washington University in St. Louis
West Virginia University
Western Michigan University
Wright State University

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