The New School

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 14,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,424
Men / Women 23% / 77%
From State 13%
From Region 13%

Racial/Ethnic

International 35%
White 29%
Asian 13%
Hispanic 11%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Performing Arts 186 41% 38% 9% 3% 12% 33% $36,889 0 -1.00 2 90%
Conducting — — — — — — — — $36,619 10 -1.09 2 90% — — — —
Dance 7 — 14% 57% 0% 0% 14% 0% $44,294 57 +0.16 3 — — — — —
Jazz Studies 57 — 67% 35% 11% 2% 12% 39% $36,619 10 -1.09 2 90% — — — —
Keyboard Instruments 9 — 22% 11% 22% 0% 0% 67% $36,619 10 -1.09 2 90% — — — —
Music History 13 +2 54% 54% 8% 8% 15% 15% $36,619 10 -1.09 2 90% — — — —
Music Performance 21 — 52% 24% 19% 5% 10% 38% $36,619 10 -1.09 2 90% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $36,619 10 -1.09 2 90% — — — —
Musical Theatre 31 — 19% 32% 3% 3% 10% 52% $36,567 9 -1.09 2 90% — — — —
Stringed Instruments 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,619 10 -1.09 2 90% — — — —
Theatre 36 +1 14% 50% 3% 3% 22% 11% $36,567 14 -0.87 2 90% — — — —
Voice and Opera 6 — 33% 17% 33% 0% 0% 33% $36,619 10 -1.09 2 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts 282 25% 54% 7% 8% 12% 10% $54,872 3 -0.16 14 93% 11.2%
Environmental Studies 11 +1 18% 64% 9% 0% 9% 9% $57,509 48 -0.14 20 — — — — —
Economics 10 +1 40% 20% 10% 30% 30% 10% $78,223 24 -0.74 70 — — — — —
Creative Writing 5 +1 20% 40% 0% 20% 20% 20% $50,249 43 -0.26 8 89% — — — —
History 5 +2 80% 40% 0% 0% 0% 20% $52,064 32 -0.47 10 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 61 — 33% 56% 7% 10% 10% 11% $51,510 23 -0.56 9 86% 11.2% — — —
Literary Studies 50 — 20% 50% 4% 8% 14% 12% $51,804 51 -0.07 9 94% — — — —
Philosophy 9 +1 11% 33% 11% 0% 11% 22% $58,330 46 -0.23 22 — — — — —
Sciences 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,140 50 -0.11 17 — — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 17% 50% 0% 0% 17% 0% $56,897 56 +0.00 18 — — — — —
Global Studies 12 +1 42% 50% 17% 8% 8% 8% $53,111 5 -1.02 11 90% — — — —
Political Science 6 +1 33% 50% 17% 0% 17% 17% $58,542 12 -1.01 22 — — — — —
Psychology 46 +2 11% 52% 15% 9% 13% 4% $57,400 66 +0.35 20 100% — — — —
Sociology 13 — 15% 54% 8% 8% 8% 15% $57,215 58 +0.03 19 — — — — —
Film 36 +1 31% 72% 0% 6% 8% 6% $52,126 70 +0.45 10 94% — — — —
Urban Studies 8 +1 25% 50% 0% 0% 12% 12% $59,384 13 -1.00 24 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Parsons School of Design 1,259 20% 25% 16% 2% 9% 41% $64,219 23 +0.58 37 85%
Architecture 50 — 24% 12% 8% 0% 16% 58% $50,045 1 -2.07 7 — — — — —
Design and Technology 196 — 19% 15% 20% 1% 7% 50% $74,774 89 +1.14 63 85% — — — —
Fashion Design 271 — 18% 17% 16% 1% 8% 52% $60,847 41 -0.08 28 85% — — — —
Fine Arts 83 — 18% 46% 8% 4% 11% 25% $29,068 1 -1.90 1 83% — — — —
Illustration 110 — 19% 23% 20% 1% 12% 35% $60,847 96 +1.50 28 85% — — — —
Industrial Design 88 — 40% 27% 26% 1% 7% 31% $60,847 56 +0.06 28 85% — — — —
Integrated Design 82 — 22% 51% 12% 2% 9% 21% $60,847 96 +1.50 28 85% — — — —
Interior Design 75 — 12% 24% 12% 1% 11% 45% $60,847 15 -0.83 28 85% — — — —
Photography 77 — 21% 43% 9% 8% 9% 19% $52,126 47 -0.24 10 94% — — — —
Strategic Design and Management 227 — 15% 25% 15% 3% 10% 41% $84,485 96 +2.54 78 84% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Schools of Public Engagement 118 22% 56% 7% 5% 14% 14% $63,046 19 +0.03 34 85% 11.1%
Food Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $56,117 17 -0.75 17 — — — — —
Business Administration 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 25% $71,315 46 -0.33 56 93% — — — —
Journalism and Design 66 +1 33% 59% 6% 5% 17% 11% $61,202 47 -0.12 29 84% 11.1% — — —
Media Studies 46 +2 7% 54% 9% 2% 13% 20% $65,275 67 +0.32 40 85% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,801
ROI Percentile 26th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 80.7% 1,489 23% 28% 15% 2% 10% 39% $60,487 85 +0.37 27 86% —
Social Sciences 10.6% 195 21% 55% 10% 5% 14% 11% $60,288 57 +0.02 27 89% 11.1%
Humanities 7.3% 134 27% 51% 5% 8% 11% 13% $52,190 31 -0.33 10 90% 11.2%
Business & Economics 0.8% 14 36% 29% 7% 29% 21% 14% $76,249 42 -0.62 66 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 13 15% 54% 8% 8% 8% 8% $57,295 38 -0.24 19 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics $8.1M #76 0% $0.1M 10 #131 51 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.6M #200 14% $0.1M 58 #89 254 2
Agriculture & Food Science $2.4M #123 3% $0 — — — 2
Education $1.6M #192 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.6M #275 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $1.5M #262 1% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #356 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #579 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #434 0% $0 — — — —
Total $20.0M #256 4% $0.2M 68 #226 305 4

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 63%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 63% 63% 63%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional