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The New School

The New School

New York, NY · City · 6,563 students
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$58,741
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
70%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
70% typical
$52,901
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$63,395 typical
63%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
73% typical · not scored
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
About

Located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, The New School is renowned for its progressive, interdisciplinary education and its world-famous creative arts division, the Parsons School of Design. Beyond design, the university offers acclaimed programs in the liberal arts at Eugene Lang College, the performing arts at Mannes, and the social sciences, with an overarching emphasis on social justice and contemporary issues. Campus culture is vibrant, unconventional, and deeply integrated into New York City, attracting independent, activist-minded students who thrive in studio-based and seminar-style learning environments. The university uniquely encourages undergraduates to cross academic boundaries, allowing students to seamlessly blend art, critical theory, and civic engagement in a custom-tailored curriculum.

Wikipedia:The New School is a private research university in New York City, New York, United States. It was founded in 1919 as The New School for Social Research with a mission dedicated to academic freedom and intellectual inquiry and a home for progressive education. Since then, the school has grown to house four divisions. These include the Parsons School of Design, the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, the College of Performing Arts and The New School for Social Research.

Location
New York, NY, 10011 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
LGA · New York LaGuardia
7 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$58,694
Housing & food (on campus)$25,337
Books & supplies$1,446
Cost of attendance$88,284
Average net price$58,741
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$58,694
Housing & food (on campus)$25,337
Books & supplies$1,446
Cost of attendance$88,284
Average net price$58,741
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$50,140
$30–48k
$52,812
$48–75k
$56,494
$75–110k
$59,894
$110k+
$64,738
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
70%
Entered 2017–18
Within 4 yrs
47%
Back for yr 2
85%
Transferred
13%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
70% graduated · 15% transferred · 15% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$38,210
10 yrs after entry$52,901
Debt
Median at graduation$22,266
Monthly payment$236
Middle 50% owe$7.5k–$27k
90th percentile$33,932
Green marks a figure above the typical Doctoral University: 70% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
63%
Test policy
Not required
Per College Scorecard

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Student Body
Gender
Men 23%Women 77%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell grant
15%
First-gen
19%
Family income
$42,578
Independent
20%
Age at entry
21.0
Part-time
6%
Race & ethnicity
White
30%
Hispanic
11%
Black
5%
Asian
13%
Two or more
5%
Non-resident
34%
Unknown
2%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$38,210
After 10 yrs
$52,901
Design and Applied Arts496
Computer Software and Media Applications186
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management139
Music111
Film/Video and Photographic Arts84
Fine and Studio Arts72
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities71
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft70
Communication and Media Studies62
Psychology, General60
Architectural Sciences and Technology35
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication32
Literature30
International/Globalization Studies26
Natural Resources Conservation and Research16
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies12
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$487M
Full-time faculty
21%
Faculty salary
$13,417/mo
Teaching spend
$19,368
per student
Federal loans
25%
Classification
Carnegie type
Doctoral University
Research activity
R2 — high research
$24M research spending · 68 research doctorates a year
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, more selective admissions

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