Prospects are already searching. Will they find you?
Music School Finder puts your program in front of serious, pre-qualified applicants who are actively building their audition lists — with a profile built to show exactly what makes your school worth their attention.
Most search tools work against your program.
General college search platforms rank by popularity, student reviews, and paid placements. Music-specific search doesn't exist there — which means serious applicants are either finding you by accident or not finding you at all.
Generic search returns generic results
Niche, College Board, and Google return SEO-optimized content — not music-specific criteria. Your program's real strengths don't surface in those filters.
Serious musicians need specific information
Audition competitiveness, genre focus, instrument strengths, faculty backgrounds. These are the factors that drive music school decisions — and they're absent from every general platform.
A basic listing doesn't tell your story
Name, location, and a few data points don't differentiate your program from the 252 others. Serious applicants are comparing in depth — and a thin profile loses that comparison.
Everything a serious applicant needs to choose your program.
Featured profiles give your admissions team full control over how your program appears — in the words, images, and voice that reflect your school.
School Logo
Your program's brand appears prominently at the top of your profile — immediately establishing identity and credibility before an applicant reads a single word. Basic listings appear without any institutional branding.
Your logo also appears in search results, giving featured programs a visual distinction that stands out immediately when students are browsing and comparing options.
Blue Ridge University
School of Music · Asheville, NC
Program Fit Card
The most important feature for serious applicants: a concise, scannable summary of what your program is known for and who it is best for. You write it; it appears in your own words.
Students filtering by audition style, program culture, or career focus read this section carefully. It's where a well-articulated fit statement converts a browser into an applicant.
Faculty & Student Spotlights
Faculty names and credentials don't tell an applicant who they'll actually study with. Spotlights let your faculty speak directly — a quote, a teaching philosophy, a career note that creates a genuine human connection.
Student spotlights add authentic peer perspective. A current student's voice carries significant weight in the decision process — more, often, than any official copy you write.
Faces & Spaces Gallery
Six images — your rehearsal rooms, performance spaces, studios, and students in action. Campus visits are limited; for many applicants, your gallery is the closest thing to actually being there.
Images are curated and uploaded by your team. Choose photos that reflect the culture of your program, not just the architecture of your buildings.
Video Embeds
Up to three videos embedded directly in your profile — ensemble performances, campus tours, faculty introductions, student testimonials, or anything that captures what your program sounds and feels like.
Video is the single highest-converting content format for prospective students. Programs with strong performance footage see significantly more inquiry-to-visit conversions than those without.
Extended Description & Custom Links
Write your program in your own words — a full narrative summary that covers your philosophy, faculty culture, facilities, location, and career outcomes. Plus a customizable Links & Contact card pointing students directly to your admissions portal, program website, or inquiry form.
Basic profiles show only database-generated fields. Featured profiles are the only place on MSF where your program speaks in its own voice.
What students see when they find your program.
| Feature | Basic Listing | ✦ Featured Profile |
|---|---|---|
| Editable program data | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Genre, instrument & selectivity filters | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Visibility | — | ✓ At the top of searches |
| Student search results | — | ✓ Info shared monthly |
| School logo in profile & search results | — | ✓ Your branding |
| Program-written descriptions | — | ✓ Your words |
| Known for / Best for Fit Card | — | ✓ You define |
| Faculty & student spotlights with quotes | — | ✓ Up to 3 |
| Faces & Spaces photo gallery | — | ✓ Up to 6 images |
| Video embeds | — | ✓ Up to 3 videos |
| Custom links & contact card | — | ✓ Point to your site |
| Featured & Verified badges | — | ✓ Display your status |
Founding School pricing — available now.
The first cohort of Featured Schools locks in a Founding School rate for two years. Standard annual pricing applies to schools that join after founding positions are filled.
Your program is already listed. No action required.
- ✓ Program data & filter tags
- ✓ Name, location, selectivity
- ✓ Genre & instrument fields
- — No logo, no gallery, no video
- — No program description
- — No faculty spotlights
Standard rate $997/yr · Founding rate locked for life
- ✦ Appear at the top of search results
- ✦ Contact info on your searches
- ✦ Program-written descriptions
- ✦ School logo in profile & search
- ✦ Program-written descriptions
- ✦ Known for / Best for Fit Card
- ✦ Faculty & student spotlights
- ✦ Faces & Spaces photo gallery
- ✦ Video embeds
- ✦ Custom links & contact card
- ✦ Featured & Verified badges
Founding School status is limited. Schools that join now keep the $600 rate for two years — new schools after founding positions are filled pay the standard $997/year rate.
Your program is already listed.
Uprade now to get ahead of other schools.
Go to the Music School Finder, search your school's name, and click Claim This School at the top of your listing to start the upgrade process.