Additional Policies

The Juilliard School seeks students whose talent and commitment to excellence promise future achievement in their chosen areas of major study.

The Admissions Committee selects students on the basis of their performance at competitive auditions held at The Juilliard School and in selected cities outside of New York. All auditions are evaluated by members of the faculty.

Applicants who are admitted must begin their studies in the fall semester. New students normally may not enroll at mid-year. Applicants who have earned a post-secondary degree are eligible to apply only for a higher degree, not to duplicate the same level.

The School does not set a minimum or maximum age limit for admission to the School (with the exception of Dance and the Artist Diploma in Opera Studies; please see those sections below for more information). In general, the faculty and the Admissions Committee will give preference to students in the formative stages of their performance careers who will benefit most from the type of training available at Juilliard. Age requirements for living in the Residence Hall are listed below.

Dance

All applicants must be a minimum of 16 years of age upon matriculation to Juilliard. The school does not set a maximum age limit for BFA applicants to the Dance Division. In general, however, the faculty and the Admissions Committee will give preference to students in the formative stages of their performance careers who will benefit most from the type of training available at Juilliard. If you feel you have the training necessary for the Dance program, you are welcome to apply.

Artist Diploma in Opera Studies

Applicants must be at least 21 years old.

Residence Hall Age Requirements

All first-year, first-time College Division students are required to live on campus in the Willson Residence Hall for the first year.  The School does not permit students younger than 17 by December 31 of their first year to live on campus. Students who do not meet this requirement must reside off campus with at least one parent, guardian or another responsible adult.
 

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This non-discrimination policy covers, but is not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, rates of pay and other forms of compensation, as well as student admission, access, and treatment in School programs and activities.

Admissions decisions are not related to financial aid applications or decisions.

In general, The Juilliard School does not accept late applications for Dance majors. To be assured of consideration for admission, applicants must meet the stated application deadline.

• After all on-time Dance applicants have been scheduled for auditions, if there are still audition spaces available, the Office of Admissions will consider accepting late applications.

• The availability of audition spaces cannot be assessed until early January, and it is not likely that spaces will be available.

• It is the prospective applicant's responsibility to check this website for updated information on the possibility of submitting a late application.

• The Office of Admissions anticipates that an update regarding the acceptance of late applications will be posted here in early January.

• In the event that late applications will be accepted, all application requirements (including submission of a prescreening recording for applicants who reside outside of the U.S. and Canada) will apply.

• Additionally, if late applications are accepted, applicants should be aware that the choice of audition dates will be extremely limited. Therefore, it is in the applicant's best interest to meet the application deadline.

Questions should be directed to [email protected].

In general, The Juilliard School does not accept late applications. To be assured of consideration for admission, applicants must meet the application deadline.

• After all on-time applicants have been scheduled for auditions, if there are still audition spaces available the Office of Admissions will consider accepting late applications.

• The availability of audition spaces cannot be assessed until early January, and it is not likely that spaces will be available.

• It is the prospective applicant's responsibility to check this website for updated information on the possibility of submitting a late application.

• The Office of Admissions anticipates that an update regarding the acceptance of late applications will be posted here in early January.

• In the event that late applications will be accepted, all application requirements (including submission of a prescreening recording for applicants who reside outside of the U.S. and Canada) will apply.

• Additionally, if late applications are accepted, applicants should be aware that the choice of audition dates will be extremely limited. Therefore, it is in the applicant's best interest to meet the application deadline.

Questions may be directed to [email protected].

In general, The Juilliard School does not accept late applications or late prescreening materials for Music majors. To be assured of consideration for admission, applicants must meet the stated application deadline.

• Following the December 1 deadline for Music applications, the Office of Admissions will assess whether late applications will be accepted, by major (for example, violin, composition, jazz, etc.).

• In general, the determination and posting of majors open for late applications is done within 48 hours of the December 1 deadline. The list of majors will be posted here, with a short timeframe for submission (generally four to five days).

• It is the prospective applicant’s responsibility to check this website for updated information on the possibility of submitting a late application.

• In the event that late applications will be accepted, all application requirements (including submission of a prescreening recording) will apply.

• Additionally, if late applications are accepted, applicants should be aware that the choice of audition dates will be extremely limited; applicants will not have the opportunity to request preferred audition dates, but will be scheduled in whichever appropriate audition slots remain. (“Appropriate” slots are those in which applicants would be auditioning among candidates applying to the same major and degree level.) Therefore, it is in the applicant’s best interest to meet the application deadline.

Questions should be directed to [email protected].