Newschool of Architecture and Design
About
NewSchool of Architecture and Design is a specialized institution located in San Diego, California, focusing on architecture, design, and construction management. Though the founding year is not explicitly mentioned, it has been operational for approximately 40 years and offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs. The school emphasizes hands-on learning and caters to a diverse student population from around 20 different countries.
Admissions & acceptance rate
How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Tuition & cost
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 at NAD
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
Race / ethnicity composition
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
NAD vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions NAD 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNewschool of Architecture and Design | 62% | — | 273 | $48,616 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Academy of Art University | 34% | — | 5,498 | $39,778 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Art Center College of Design | 79% | 74.5% | 2,308 | $50,209 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Boston Architectural College | 32% | — | 853 | $37,891 | — |
California College of the Arts | 61% | 91.1% | 1,308 | $42,168 | — |
Maryland Institute College of Art | 72% | 76.8% | 1,687 | $38,429 | — |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 69% | 76.3% | 1,989 | $23,764 | — |
Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 51% | 48.5% | 831 | $25,935 | — |
Otis College of Art and Design | 66% | 81.8% | 1,267 | $45,864 | — |
Rhode Island School of Design | 89% | 18.7% | 2,520 | $46,253 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 69% | 83.0% | 18,550 | $45,450 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 67% | 77.5% | 3,394 | $49,822 | — |
Southern California Institute of Architecture | 71% | 76.6% | 418 | $37,535 | — |
University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 78% | 30.0% | 1,111 | $12,372 | — |
University of the Arts | 69% | 78.2% | — | $44,154 | — |
Woodbury University | 60% | 81.6% | 849 | $28,248 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| Peer group median | 68% | 76.8% | 1,308 | $40,973 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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