The University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is the performing arts college of the University of Cincinnati and is one of the nation's leading music conservatories. In its most recent (1997) rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked Cincinnati sixth nationally among university programs for pursuing a graduate music degree. Its opera/voice program was ranked third, its conducting program was ranked fifth, its music composition program was ranked ninth and its drama program was ranked 37th. CCM also is an All Steinway School, acquiring that title in early 2009 after purchasing 165 new pianos, the largest unit purchase in Steinway history.