Private nonprofit

Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater

New York City, New York·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·neighborhoodplayhouse.org
6-yr Graduation
44%
—
Total enrollment
67
peer median 150
Avg net price
$40,023
+$7.7k vs peer
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About

The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater is a performing arts institution located in New York, NY. It offers programs including a Two-Year Conservatory and summer intensive courses, focusing primarily on theater education.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
15
15 candidates competed
Admitted
8
53.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
3
37.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
44%
Full-time retention
40%

Pell equity

35.0pp gap
Pell recipients
60%3 of 5
Non-Pell (all)
25%1 of 4
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 2
No Federal Aid
50%1 of 2

Pell recipients here graduate at a 35.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 1994Next review Jun 2024

Action history · 4

  1. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
  2. Apr 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
  3. Mar 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
  4. Mar 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k—
$30–48k—
$48–75k$38,459
$75–110k$44,715
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$40,023
+$7,671vs peer median $32,353
Federal loans
45.1%
In-state tuition
$19,000
Out-of-state
$19,000

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 13 students received $87K in Pell grants, alongside $311K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
13
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$87K
$86,640 total
Direct Loans
$311K
61 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$103K
30 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$157K
29 loan awards
Parent PLUS$50K
2 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 59 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (10.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
10.1%
+7.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
59
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.4%
2017
5.4%
2018
5.7%
2019
10.1%
2020*
6.6%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at NPST

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
67
12-mo unduplicated
68
Undergraduate
68
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
49%33
Women
51%35

Race / ethnicity composition

White
38.8%
Non-resident
22.4%
Hispanic
19.4%
Black
11.9%
Asian
3.0%
Two or more
3.0%
Unknown
1.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 71 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    4.0:1

    NPST vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions NPST selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectNeighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater
    		44%—67$40,023—
    American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles
    		—82.8%112$39,810—
    American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York
    		—92.0%187$55,553Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Circle in the Square Theatre School
    		—8.0%39$28,089—
    Fortis Institute-Nashville
    		——393$29,039Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
    		—68.2%70$24,783Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
    		—42.8%251$48,620Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden
    		—0.0%14$28,780—
    St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
    		——1,056$26,315Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island
    		——656$35,666Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median44%55.5%150$32,353

    Institutions like NPST

    Explore the federal data for institutions in NPST's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NPST.

    What is the graduation rate at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater?

    Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater reports a 6-year graduation rate of 44% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater?

    Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater reports a total enrollment of 67 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater?

    The average net price at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater is $40,023 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater?

    Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater's yield rate is 37.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater located?

    Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater is located in New York City, New York 10022-5017.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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