Music Advocacy Facts
A study in the early 1990s showed that 66% of music majors who applied to medical school were accepted, while only 44% of biochemistry majors who applied were accepted. Music majors had the highest rate of acceptance.
From: "The Case for Music in the Schools," Phi Delta Kappan, February 1994
Available here: MENC - Benefits of Music Education Brochure, Spring 2002