Overview
The Peabody Institute
Located in the heart of Baltimore's Mount Vernon Cultural District, the
Peabody Institute was founded in 1857 as America's first academy of music by
philanthropist George Peabody. Today, Peabody boasts a preeminent faculty, a
nurturing, collaborative learning environment, and the academic resources of
one of the nation's leading universities, Johns Hopkins, with which it
affiliated in 1977.
Through its degree-granting Conservatory and its community-based Preparatory music and dance school, Peabody trains musicians and dancers of every age and at every level, from small children to seasoned professionals, from dedicated amateurs to winners of international competitions. Among the Conservatory's most illustrious alumni are pianist Andre Watts, vocalists James Morris and Richard Cassilly of the Metropolitan Opera, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento..
| Number Of Students: | 767: 341 undergraduate students, 426 graduate students |
| Number Of Faculty: | 173: 70 full-time, 103 part-time |
| Degrees Awarded: Annually (2012) |
72 bachelor's, 105 master's, 13 DMA, 36 certificates and diplomas |
| Total Alumni: | 6,408 living alumni |
| Year Established: | 1857 |
| Dean: | Fred Bronstein |