New York Film Academy
About
The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is a private institution founded in 1992, located in New York City, Los Angeles, and Florence, Italy, along with additional locations. NYFA offers programs focused on filmmaking, acting for film, photography, and other arts-related fields, emphasizing a hands-on, project-based approach to education.
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
What families actually pay
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
New York Film Academy vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions New York Film Academy 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 Film Academy | 68% | — | 1,132 | $46,420 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
American Academy of Art College | 45% | — | — | $34,298 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Design Institute of San Diego | 80% | 100.0% | 94 | $31,293 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Five Towns College | 55% | 53.8% | 974 | $20,799 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Gnomon | 100% | 41.8% | 526 | $45,824 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Los Angeles College of Music | 28% | 87.7% | 261 | $40,853 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Los Angeles Film School | 34% | — | 5,472 | $33,130 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Northwest College of Art & Design | 58% | 66.0% | 139 | $20,185 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Nossi College of Art and Design | 42% | 46.3% | 247 | $23,591 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Seattle Film Institute | — | — | 85 | $41,429 | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY | — | — | 188 | — | Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional |
| Peer group median | 55% | 59.9% | 254 | $33,714 |
Documents & reports (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni (25)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Steven SpielbergFilm
- Paul DanoActing
- Issa RaeFilm
- Michel van der AaMusic
- Kunle AfolayanFilm
- Nag AshwinFilm
- Lana CondorFilm
- Hannah Lux DavisFilm
- Shaquille O'NealSports
- Julie PacinoFilm
- Eve HewsonFilm
- King BachEntertainment
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