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
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, 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.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 12 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 33.3%
- No Data8 · 66.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
Action history · 4
- Feb 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2023Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2019Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2019Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipWASC Senior College and University Commission
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 114 students received $670K in Pell grants, alongside $2.3M 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 136 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (2.2%) 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 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
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
- On campus1
- Public property4
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
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 |
| 34% | — | 5,498 | $39,778 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 79% | 74.5% | 2,308 | $50,209 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 32% | — | 853 | $37,891 | — | |
| 61% | 91.1% | 1,308 | $42,168 | — | |
| 72% | 76.8% | 1,687 | $38,429 | — | |
| 69% | 76.3% | 1,989 | $23,764 | — | |
| 51% | 48.5% | 831 | $25,935 | — | |
| 66% | 81.8% | 1,267 | $45,864 | — | |
| 89% | 18.7% | 2,520 | $46,253 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 69% | 83.0% | 18,550 | $45,450 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 67% | 77.5% | 3,394 | $49,822 | — | |
| 71% | 76.6% | 418 | $37,535 | — | |
| 78% | 30.0% | 1,111 | $12,372 | — | |
University of the Arts | 69% | 78.2% | — | $44,154 | — |
| 60% | 81.6% | 849 | $28,248 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| Peer group median | 68% | 76.8% | 1,308 | $40,973 |
Institutions like NAD
Explore the federal data for institutions in NAD's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
Academy of Art University
Grad rate34%Admit rate—Enrollment5,498Net price$39,778View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsCalifornia
Art Center College of Design
Grad rate79%Admit rate74.5%Enrollment2,308Net price$50,209View data - Massachusetts
Boston Architectural College
Grad rate32%Admit rate—Enrollment853Net price$37,891View data - California
California College of the Arts
Grad rate61%Admit rate91.1%Enrollment1,308Net price$42,168View data - Maryland
Maryland Institute College of Art
Grad rate72%Admit rate76.8%Enrollment1,687Net price$38,429View data - Massachusetts
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Grad rate69%Admit rate76.3%Enrollment1,989Net price$23,764View data - Minnesota
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Grad rate51%Admit rate48.5%Enrollment831Net price$25,935View data - California
Otis College of Art and Design
Grad rate66%Admit rate81.8%Enrollment1,267Net price$45,864View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsRhode Island
Rhode Island School of Design
Grad rate89%Admit rate18.7%Enrollment2,520Net price$46,253View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsGeorgia
Savannah College of Art and Design
Grad rate69%Admit rate83.0%Enrollment18,550Net price$45,450View data - Illinois
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Grad rate67%Admit rate77.5%Enrollment3,394Net price$49,822View data - California
Southern California Institute of Architecture
Grad rate71%Admit rate76.6%Enrollment418Net price$37,535View data - North Carolina
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Grad rate78%Admit rate30.0%Enrollment1,111Net price$12,372View data - Pennsylvania
University of the Arts
Grad rate69%Admit rate78.2%Enrollment—Net price$44,154 - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsCalifornia
Woodbury University
Grad rate60%Admit rate81.6%Enrollment849Net price$28,248View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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