About Master’s Program,
The four-year Actor Training Program provides intensive training in movement, voice, the Alexander Technique, and other core aspects of the craft, allowing students to develop a comprehensive, embodied understanding of the actor’s work and to apply that understanding to a diverse dramatic repertoire in rehearsal and production.
The Drama Division typically accepts 18 students per year composed of 8-10 undergraduates and 8-10 graduates who will work together as a group through the four-year acting curriculum.
For more detailed information about the program, please visit the Drama Division webpage. You will find answers to frequently asked questions here.
The MFA in Acting program is tuition-free for all four years of study, beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. The fourth and final year of the program also includes a living stipend.
Master’s Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
The Juilliard School requires no specific courses, GPAs, standardized test scores, or class rankings for entry to this program.
However, we will carefully evaluate your academic record and required essay to make sure you have the scholastic competence necessary to succeed in graduate-level coursework.
There are additional requirements for:
Master’s Funding Coverage,
The Office of Financial Aid is responsible for administering all financial assistance programs, including document and data collection, eligibility determination, and award disbursement. The office awards institutional, federal and state assistance to Juilliard students in the form of scholarships, loans and/or on-campus jobs (work-study). Other services include assistance in searching for outside scholarships, and individual and group budget and debt management counseling.
The Juilliard School is committed to educating talented performing artists and helping them achieve their highest potential. To that end, we wish to enable all admitted students to attend the school, regardless of their ability to pay. Juilliard’s admissions policies are need-blind, meaning that applying for financial aid will not hurt an applicant’s chances of being admitted. In fact, approximately 90 percent of our students receive scholarship support through Juilliard.
A complete list of webforms, PDFs, brochures, and other documents is available on the Financial Aid space on MyJuilliard. (A Juilliard login and password are required to access MyJuilliard.)
For more information regarding financial aid programs, please download our booklet, Resources for Funding Your Juilliard Education: A Guide to Financial Aid.
Application Requirement,
Online Application
Essay(s)
Transcripts
Recommendations
Resume
Photograph
Scholarship & Financial Aid Forms
English Language Proficiency
Audition Materials
Audition Scheduling
Application Deadline,
Dec 01, 2025
Application Fee,
The $110 application fee is nonrefundable and must be paid through your application status page upon submission of your application. Your application is not considered complete until the fee has been received.