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Berklee College of Music

  • LocationBoston, MA
  • Type and sizePrivate nonprofit · 4-year · 8,448 students
Official website

Berklee College of Music is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Berklee College of Music's official student club list includes a Berklee Catholic Center for Catholic students on campus. The club is listed as an affiliate of a Catholic Center Hub at Northeastern University.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Berklee College of Music, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.5 mi1 mi2 miSaint Clement Eucharistic Shrine: 0.0 mi1Saint Cecilia Parish: 0.2 mi2Saint Francis Chapel: 0.3 mi3BU Catholic Center: 0.7 mi4Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Hope: 1.1 mi5Cathedral of the Holy Cross: 1.1 mi6Berklee College of Music (campus)N0.5 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Clement Eucharistic Shrine — 0.0 mi · 1105 Boylston Street, Boston
  2. Saint Cecilia Parish — 0.2 mi · 14-18;18 Belvidere Street, Boston
  3. Saint Francis Chapel — 0.3 mi · 800 Boylston Street, Boston
  4. BU Catholic Center — 0.7 mi
  5. Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Hope — 1.1 mi · 1545 Tremont Street, Boston
  6. Cathedral of the Holy Cross — 1.1 mi · 1400 Washington Street, Boston

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

Catholic life scorecard

Each line is one thing we looked for. A check means yes, a half means partly, a dash means no. “Not enough information” means official sources did not say.

N/ACatholic life on campus: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Catholic life on campus

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic campus ministry serving this campus (Catholic center, campus ministry, or chaplaincy)Yes
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Clubs | Berkleeberklee.edu/campus-life/student-clubs · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The mission of the Berklee Catholic Center is to reach out to Catholic students on campus and to provide them with a sense of Catholic community that”
      Berklee's official student club list includes the Berklee Catholic Center, which aims to reach Catholic students on campus.
      “is an affiliate with the Catholic Center Hub at Northeaster University”
      Berklee's official club listing says the Berklee Catholic Center is affiliated with the Catholic Center Hub at Northeastern University.
      “Clubs listed here are officially recognized through the Center for Campus Life.”
      Clubs on Berklee's student club list, including the Berklee Catholic Center, are officially recognized by the Center for Campus Life.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Dedicated Catholic center or chapel on or next to campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Priest chaplain assigned to campus ministryNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Weekday Mass at the campus ministryNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Sunday Mass at the campus ministry or a campus chapelNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Scheduled confession at the campus ministryNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Catholic student groups and missionary outreach (e.g., FOCUS, Saint Paul's Outreach, Knights of Columbus, Bible studies)One (One Catholic student group, the Berklee Catholic Center, is listed in the official student club directory.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Clubs | Berkleeberklee.edu/campus-life/student-clubs · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The mission of the Berklee Catholic Center is to reach out to Catholic students on campus and to provide them with a sense of Catholic community that”
      Berklee's official student club list includes the Berklee Catholic Center, which aims to reach Catholic students on campus.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Formation programs (retreats, OCIA/RCIA, service, small groups)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic church within walking distance (computed from OpenStreetMap)Within 1 mile of campusComputed from OpenStreetMap church locations.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Published weekly schedule of Mass, confession, and adorationNot enough information: no verified Mass times are recorded.

Grades come from the documented indicators under the published rubric. “Not enough information” does not mean the school lacks it.

Strengths

  • Berklee's official student club list includes a Catholic student club, the Berklee Catholic Center.
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Clubs | Berkleeberklee.edu/campus-life/student-clubs · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The mission of the Berklee Catholic Center is to reach out to Catholic students on campus and to provide them with a sense of Catholic community that”
      Berklee's official student club list includes the Berklee Catholic Center, which aims to reach Catholic students on campus.
      “Clubs listed here are officially recognized through the Center for Campus Life.”
      Clubs on Berklee's student club list, including the Berklee Catholic Center, are officially recognized by the Center for Campus Life.
  • The club is listed as an affiliate of a Catholic Center Hub at Northeastern University, a nearby Boston school.
    Sources (2)
    1. Student Clubs | Berkleeberklee.edu/campus-life/student-clubs · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “is an affiliate with the Catholic Center Hub at Northeaster University”
      Berklee's official club listing says the Berklee Catholic Center is affiliated with the Catholic Center Hub at Northeastern University.
    2. Spaces | Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Servicespirituallife.northeastern.edu/spaces · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Catholic Center”
      Northeastern University's spiritual life center lists a Catholic Center space among its spaces.

Concerns

None recorded.

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Catholic clubs and student life

1 groups and regular activities · 1 on campus, 0 off campus

Clubs and groups 1

  • Berklee Catholic CenterOn campus
    Berklee student club for Catholic students, affiliated with the Catholic Center Hub at Northeastern University as a hub school.
    berklee.edu, berklee.edu

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the parish. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Catholic campus ministry

Sources (1)
  1. Student Clubs | Berkleeberklee.edu/campus-life/student-clubs · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “The mission of the Berklee Catholic Center is to reach out to Catholic students on campus and to provide them with a sense of Catholic community that”
    Berklee's official student club list includes the Berklee Catholic Center, which aims to reach Catholic students on campus.
    “is an affiliate with the Catholic Center Hub at Northeaster University”
    Berklee's official club listing says the Berklee Catholic Center is affiliated with the Catholic Center Hub at Northeastern University.

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Academic Excellence

BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
85 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.67%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.89%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.9 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$20,700

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
7,608
Total students8,448
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$49,465
Cost of attendance (per year)$72,700
Median federal debt at graduation$25,000
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
67%
First-year retention89%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$33,647
Admission rate44%
Students receiving Pell grants16%

Value index: 29 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of Boston

The Most Reverend Richard G. Henning, Archbishop of Boston

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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Is Berklee College of Music a Catholic college?
No. Berklee College of Music is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead. Catholic students are served by Berklee Catholic Center.

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