Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (for-profit)

New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

New York, New York·Private for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·nycda.edu
6-yr Graduation
73%
—
Total enrollment
251
peer median 181
Avg net price
$48,620
+$22k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Use this data
Ask Clema
AboutAdmissionsOutcomesProgram outcomesAccreditationCostFederal aidLoan defaultsAcademic programsEnrollment trendsCampus safetyFacultyPeersDocumentsGrants

About

The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts (NYCDA) was a private drama school in New York City. It was originally conceived for the purpose of training actors for film and television acting and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) to offer associate degrees.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
575
575 candidates competed
Admitted
246
42.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
107
43.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
73%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
78%42 of 54
Non-Pell (all)
68%34 of 50
Subsidized loan, no Pell
71%22 of 31
No Federal Aid
63%12 of 19

Pell recipients here graduate at a 10.0-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 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
33.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
33.3%
+32.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data2 · 66.7%
  • Failing1 · 33.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2

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.

1
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-13.4%
$30,154 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
40%
$12,000 debt · $30,154 earn

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 1995Next review Jun 2022

Action history · 3

  1. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
  2. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
  3. 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$48,406
$30–48k$44,006
$48–75k$46,962
$75–110k$49,803
$110k+$50,522

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

Avg net price (private)
$48,620
+$21,556vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design median $27,065
Federal loans
75.3%
In-state tuition
$37,450
Out-of-state
$37,450

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, 138 students received $870K in Pell grants, alongside $5.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
138
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$870K
$869,882 total
Direct Loans
$5.0M
455 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$657K
170 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$581K
182 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.8M
103 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 117 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
117
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.7%
2017
9.3%
2018
13.8%
2019
0.8%
2020*
0.0%
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 NYCDA

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

153 total completions
01Visual/Performing Arts
153100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
251
12-mo unduplicated
311
Undergraduate
311
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
42%132
Women
58%179

Race / ethnicity composition

White
30.7%
Hispanic
23.5%
Black
15.9%
Non-resident
11.6%
Unknown
10.8%
Two or more
4.4%
Asian
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

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
71.81
27 offenses · 376 students

3-year trend

15.562 yrs ago93.501 yr ago71.81Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
54
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
10
Aggravated assault
6
Rape
5
Burglary
5
Fondling
1

By location

27total
  • On campus18
  • Public property9

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 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
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
3

NYCDA vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions NYCDA 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
SubjectNew York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
73%—251$48,620Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
——305$19,564Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder
——8,504$13,367Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Culinary Institute Inc
——316$30,428Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Delta College of Arts & Technology
——326$19,789Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Douglas Education Center
——178$27,348Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
FINE Mortuary College
—76.5%185$27,385Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
——15$19,404Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
—68.2%70$24,783Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Louisiana Culinary Institute
—37.5%77$28,869Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
MediaTech Institute-Dallas
——217$18,873Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
MediaTech Institute-Houston
——62$16,906Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Miami Media School
—100.0%28$29,429Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
San Francisco Film School
——127$32,354Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Theatre of Arts
—100.0%10$32,663Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
—92.0%183$26,781Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Peer group median73%84.2%181$27,065

Institutions like NYCDA

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

IPEDS

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.

USA Spending

Frequently asked questions about New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NYCDA.

What is the graduation rate at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts?

New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts reports a 6-year graduation rate of 73% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts?

New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts reports a total enrollment of 251 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts?

The average net price at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts is $48,620 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts?

New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts's yield rate is 43.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts located?

New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts is located in New York, New York 10011-4225.

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 →

Have a question this page can’t answer?

Ask Clema anything about New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.

Try for freeBook a demo

Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card