<p>which top school has an excellent music program? (facilities, majors, faculty, ensembles, endowment)... I know yale is pretty good... </p>
<p>also, which top school has great music libraries (CDs) and which ones don't?</p>
<p>Not so sure about research universities, but you might want to look into Oberlin if you want a liberal-arts feel.</p>
<p>There is another thread active on College Search along these lines:</p>
<p>Northwestern, Rice, Hopkins, Vanderbilt, Michigan, Rochester, etc.</p>
<p>Some (e.g. Northwestern) offer separate application tracks for a pure music degree and for dual degrees (music and arts/science).</p>
<p>The Music Major forum will be very helpful to you. Yale does not offer undergraduate music performance degrees. Do a search on the music focus of interest (voice performance, violin performance, music education, composition, etc) and you'll get a large number of threads with much information.</p>