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Found this list online, was wondering if it was accurate or at least gives some form of gauge. Is Moores School of Music ranked correctly as a top 30? Looking to apply there (specifically for piano)

1. ⁠Curtis
2. ⁠Juilliard
3. ⁠New England Conservatory
4. ⁠Colburn
5. ⁠Yale
6. ⁠Rice (Shepherd)
7. ⁠Rochester (Eastman)
8. ⁠Johns Hopkins (Peabody)
9. ⁠University of North Texas
10. ⁠Northwestern (Bienen)
11. ⁠Manhattan School of Music
12. ⁠Indiana University (Jacobs)
13. ⁠Cleveland Institute of Music
14. ⁠Oberlin
15. ⁠UMich (SMTD)
16. ⁠Boston Conservatory/Berklee
17. ⁠USC (Thornton)
18. ⁠Carnegie Mellon
19. ⁠San Francisco Conservatory
20. ⁠Vanderbilt (Blair)
21. ⁠Bard College
22. ⁠UT Austin (Butler)
23. ⁠The New School (Mannes)
24. ⁠SMU (Meadows)
25. ⁠NYU (Steinhardt)
26. ⁠UHouston (Moores)
27. ⁠UCLA (Herb Alpert)
28. ⁠Ithaca (SMTD)
29. ⁠UIUC
30. ⁠Rutgers (Mason Gross)

What’s a generalized list on college rankings for Music specifically piano? Where does UH Moores School of Music Rank?

Anyone have a rough idea on top schools and safety schools for classical music undergrads? What does one do to look into both and to get a gauge on where they should apply?