About
The New York Academy of Art is a private, graduate-only art school in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City. The academy offers a Master of Fine Arts degree and a post-baccalaureate Certificate of Fine Art degree, with a focus on technical training and critical discourse.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 50.0%
- Failing1 · 50.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 4
- Mar 2022Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- May 2020Renewal of AccreditationNational Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
- Mar 2019Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalNew York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation · Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $2.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 76 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at New York Academy of Art
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
New York Academy of Art vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions New York Academy of Art selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNew York Academy of Art | — | — | 106 | — | — |
| 34% | — | 5,498 | $40,613 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 58% | 61.3% | 545 | $29,208 | — | |
| — | — | 113 | — | — | |
| 52% | 94.3% | 775 | $42,505 | — | |
| 69% | 76.3% | 1,989 | $24,100 | — | |
| 58% | — | 41 | $42,454 | — | |
| 74% | 73.3% | 5,356 | $52,659 | — | |
| 89% | 18.7% | 2,520 | $50,507 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 67% | 77.5% | 3,394 | $49,790 | — | |
| 76% | 92.6% | 3,812 | $57,914 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 69% | 63.5% | 9,068 | $58,741 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 68% | 74.8% | 2,255 | $46,148 |
Institutions like New York Academy of Art
Explore the federal data for institutions in New York Academy of Art's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
Academy of Art University
Grad rate34%Admit rate—Enrollment5,498Net price$40,613View data - Ohio
Cleveland Institute of Art
Grad rate58%Admit rate61.3%Enrollment545Net price$29,208View data - Michigan
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment113Net price—View data - California
Laguna College of Art and Design
Grad rate52%Admit rate94.3%Enrollment775Net price$42,505View data - Massachusetts
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Grad rate69%Admit rate76.3%Enrollment1,989Net price$24,100View data - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Grad rate58%Admit rate—Enrollment41Net price$42,454View data - New York
Pratt Institute-Main
Grad rate74%Admit rate73.3%Enrollment5,356Net price$52,659View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsRhode Island
Rhode Island School of Design
Grad rate89%Admit rate18.7%Enrollment2,520Net price$50,507View data - Illinois
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Grad rate67%Admit rate77.5%Enrollment3,394Net price$49,790View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
School of Visual Arts
Grad rate76%Admit rate92.6%Enrollment3,812Net price$57,914View data - R2 ResearchNew York
The New School
Grad rate69%Admit rate63.5%Enrollment9,068Net price$58,741View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (6)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityPresident's ScholarsNew York Academy of Artinstitution_site$30,000
- opportunityLyme Academy ScholarshipNew York Academy of Artinstitution_site$10,000
- opportunityMarist College ScholarshipNew York Academy of Artinstitution_site$10,000
- opportunityLCU Student Housing Assistance Grant for WomenNew York Academy of Art and the Ladies Christian Unioninstitution_site$5,000
- opportunityNicolas V Sanchez ScholarshipNew York Academy of Artinstitution_site$5,000
- opportunityAcademy Merit ScholarshipNew York Academy of Artinstitution_site
Notable alumni of New York Academy of Art (28)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Talle Bamazi
- Andrea L. Berez-Kroeker
- Dina Brodsky
- Branly Cadet
- Aleah Chapin
- Will Cotton
- Sean Delonas
- Stephanie Deshpande
- Maria Farmer
- Irene Ferguson
- Alonsa Guevara
- John Steven Gurney
Frequently asked questions about New York Academy of Art
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