The New School
About
The New School is a private research university in New York City, New York, United States. It was founded in 1919 as The New School for Social Research with a mission dedicated to academic freedom and intellectual inquiry and a home for progressive education. Since then, the school has grown to house four divisions. These include the Parsons School of Design, the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, the College of Performing Arts and The New School for Social Research. This fall, the four colleges will be consolidated into two, with Parsons and Performing Arts combining as will Lang and NSSR.
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
Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
Of 122 Title IV programs, 28 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 92 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing28 · 23.0%
- No Data92 · 75.4%
- Failing2 · 1.6%
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
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 3
- Nov 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Nov 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Dec 2022Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
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, 1,337 students received $7.7M in Pell grants, alongside $59.2M 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 1,546 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (2.1%) 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 School
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 campus8
- Public property5
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
- Religion1
- Ethnicity1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
New School vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions New School 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectThe New School | 69% | — | 9,068 | $58,741 | R2 Research |
| 67% | 65.9% | 7,603 | $30,783 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 75% | 62.0% | 12,321 | $41,943 | R2 Research | |
| 93% | 8.8% | 3,487 | $28,800 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 43.5% | 8,369 | $49,465 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 89% | 11.1% | 37,737 | $24,402 | R1 Research | |
| 61% | 91.1% | 1,308 | $53,909 | — | |
| 67% | 32.3% | 1,277 | $46,080 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 94% | 11.7% | 15,888 | $31,944 | R1 Research | |
| 87% | 36.5% | 12,475 | $41,190 | R1 Research | |
| 96% | 4.0% | 35,173 | $21,590 | R1 Research | |
| 95% | 8.8% | 26,793 | $28,690 | R1 Research | |
| 78% | 79.4% | 21,153 | $38,509 | R1 Research | |
| 77% | 51.3% | 5,263 | $49,180 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 82% | 59.3% | 16,150 | $44,338 | R2 Research | |
| 54% | 75.3% | 844 | $24,034 | Baccalaureate | |
| 69% | 68.1% | 10,685 | $34,176 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 76% | 69.0% | 4,767 | $33,926 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 78% | 40.8% | 1,084 | $51,754 | — | |
| 72% | 76.8% | 1,687 | $42,729 | — | |
| 49% | 82.6% | 1,601 | $36,861 | Baccalaureate | |
| 65% | 87.9% | 23,375 | $15,566 | R2 Research | |
| 67% | 73.2% | 881 | $7,195 | Baccalaureate | |
| 88% | 9.2% | 56,832 | $37,050 | R1 Research | |
| 91% | 5.2% | 32,553 | $30,915 | R1 Research | |
| 66% | 81.8% | 1,267 | $51,248 | — | |
| 60% | 75.9% | 13,634 | $30,892 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 74% | 73.3% | 5,356 | $52,659 | — | |
| 76% | 72.2% | 9,424 | $40,675 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 89% | 18.7% | 2,520 | $50,507 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 85% | 50.4% | 1,861 | $28,585 | Baccalaureate | |
| 95% | 8.0% | 8,961 | $13,370 | R1 Research | |
| 71% | 61.7% | 1,798 | $41,437 | Baccalaureate | |
| 69% | 83.0% | 18,550 | $49,430 | 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% | 73.3% | 9,571 | $31,446 | R2 Research | |
| 83% | 21.1% | 2,704 | $32,297 | Baccalaureate | |
| 66% | 83.4% | 19,389 | $29,999 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 84% | 45.9% | 22,589 | $38,793 | R1 Research | |
| 41% | 96.4% | 2,490 | $24,319 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 91% | 9.2% | 1,073 | $43,571 | — | |
| 75% | 65.8% | 19,938 | $17,890 | R1 Research | |
| 96% | 4.5% | 18,566 | $14,860 | R1 Research | |
| 72% | 72.2% | 17,210 | $21,440 | R2 Research | |
University of the Arts | 69% | 78.2% | — | $44,154 | — |
| 46% | — | 210,208 | $12,548 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 22% | — | 13,746 | $15,644 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 75% | 65.8% | 9,068 | $35,519 |
Institutions like New School
Explore the federal data for institutions in New School's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalNew York
Adelphi University
Grad rate67%Admit rate65.9%Enrollment7,603Net price$30,783View data - R2 ResearchDistrict of Columbia
American University
Grad rate75%Admit rate62.0%Enrollment12,321Net price$41,943View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Barnard College
Grad rate93%Admit rate8.8%Enrollment3,487Net price$28,800View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMassachusetts
Berklee College of Music
Grad rate67%Admit rate43.5%Enrollment8,369Net price$49,465View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Boston University
Grad rate89%Admit rate11.1%Enrollment37,737Net price$24,402View data - California
California College of the Arts
Grad rate61%Admit rate91.1%Enrollment1,308Net price$53,909View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsCalifornia
California Institute of the Arts
Grad rate67%Admit rate32.3%Enrollment1,277Net price$46,080View data - R1 ResearchPennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University
Grad rate94%Admit rate11.7%Enrollment15,888Net price$31,944View data - R1 ResearchOhio
Case Western Reserve University
Grad rate87%Admit rate36.5%Enrollment12,475Net price$41,190View data - R1 ResearchNew York
Columbia University in the City of New York
Grad rate96%Admit rate4.0%Enrollment35,173Net price$21,590View data - R1 ResearchNew York
Cornell University
Grad rate95%Admit rate8.8%Enrollment26,793Net price$28,690View data - R1 ResearchPennsylvania
Drexel University
Grad rate78%Admit rate79.4%Enrollment21,153Net price$38,509View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMassachusetts
Emerson College
Grad rate77%Admit rate51.3%Enrollment5,263Net price$49,180View data - R2 ResearchNew York
Fordham University
Grad rate82%Admit rate59.3%Enrollment16,150Net price$44,338View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Hampshire College
Grad rate54%Admit rate75.3%Enrollment844Net price$24,034View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNew York
Hofstra University
Grad rate69%Admit rate68.1%Enrollment10,685Net price$34,176View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Ithaca College
Grad rate76%Admit rate69.0%Enrollment4,767Net price$33,926View data - New York
Manhattan School of Music
Grad rate78%Admit rate40.8%Enrollment1,084Net price$51,754View data - Maryland
Maryland Institute College of Art
Grad rate72%Admit rate76.8%Enrollment1,687Net price$42,729View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Marymount Manhattan College
Grad rate49%Admit rate82.6%Enrollment1,601Net price$36,861View data - R2 ResearchNew Jersey
Montclair State University
Grad rate65%Admit rate87.9%Enrollment23,375Net price$15,566View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
New College of Florida
Grad rate67%Admit rate73.2%Enrollment881Net price$7,195View data - R1 ResearchNew York
New York University
Grad rate88%Admit rate9.2%Enrollment56,832Net price$37,050View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Northeastern University
Grad rate91%Admit rate5.2%Enrollment32,553Net price$30,915View data - California
Otis College of Art and Design
Grad rate66%Admit rate81.8%Enrollment1,267Net price$51,248View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNew York
Pace University
Grad rate60%Admit rate75.9%Enrollment13,634Net price$30,892View data - New York
Pratt Institute-Main
Grad rate74%Admit rate73.3%Enrollment5,356Net price$52,659View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalConnecticut
Quinnipiac University
Grad rate76%Admit rate72.2%Enrollment9,424Net price$40,675View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsRhode Island
Rhode Island School of Design
Grad rate89%Admit rate18.7%Enrollment2,520Net price$50,507View data - BaccalaureateTennessee
Rhodes College
Grad rate85%Admit rate50.4%Enrollment1,861Net price$28,585View data - R1 ResearchTexas
Rice University
Grad rate95%Admit rate8.0%Enrollment8,961Net price$13,370View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Sarah Lawrence College
Grad rate71%Admit rate61.7%Enrollment1,798Net price$41,437View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsGeorgia
Savannah College of Art and Design
Grad rate69%Admit rate83.0%Enrollment18,550Net price$49,430View 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 Jersey
Seton Hall University
Grad rate69%Admit rate73.3%Enrollment9,571Net price$31,446View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Skidmore College
Grad rate83%Admit rate21.1%Enrollment2,704Net price$32,297View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNew York
St. John's University-New York
Grad rate66%Admit rate83.4%Enrollment19,389Net price$29,999View data - R1 ResearchNew York
Syracuse University
Grad rate84%Admit rate45.9%Enrollment22,589Net price$38,793View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsWashington
The Evergreen State College
Grad rate41%Admit rate96.4%Enrollment2,490Net price$24,319View data - New York
The Juilliard School
Grad rate91%Admit rate9.2%Enrollment1,073Net price$43,571View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Santa Cruz
Grad rate75%Admit rate65.8%Enrollment19,938Net price$17,890View data - R1 ResearchIllinois
University of Chicago
Grad rate96%Admit rate4.5%Enrollment18,566Net price$14,860View data - R2 ResearchRhode Island
University of Rhode Island
Grad rate72%Admit rate72.2%Enrollment17,210Net price$21,440View data - Pennsylvania
University of the Arts
Grad rate69%Admit rate78.2%Enrollment—Net price$44,154 - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsUtah
Western Governors University
Grad rate46%Admit rate—Enrollment210,208Net price$12,548View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalDelaware
Wilmington University
Grad rate22%Admit rate—Enrollment13,746Net price$15,644View data
New School Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
To provide timely and authoritative research relevant to the institution's academic mission and operational goals, supporting academic planning and policy with analysis of current data, historical trends, and industry benchmarks.
Visit IR office page- Paula YoungVice Provost, Institutional Research and Decision Support
- Holly FrisbeeAssociate Provost, Institutional Research and Decision Support
- Prisca WoodAssistant Provost, Compliance and Accreditation
- Tamara TasevskaCoordinator, Compliance and Accreditation
- Jim WoehrleAssistant Director, Decision Support
- Nadege JosephSenior Data Analyst
- Ashutosh SharmaSenior PL/SQL Developer
- Sakib HossainAcademic Financial Analyst
- Shuyao XiaoData Visualization Designer
- Lauren FortiData Analyst
- Timothy YipData Analyst
- Tina WuData Analyst
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planThe New School Strategic Planning Report2024The New School launched its strategic planning process in spring 2022 to involve students, staff, and faculty in shaping the university's future. The draft report, 'A Foundation for Our Future,' presented in May 2024, outlines key priorities such as financial stability, equity, communication, and community building. The planning includes extensive community engagement and will culminate in a final report in fall 2024, guided by President Donna Shalala and Provost Renée T. White.newschool.edu
Grants & funding (10)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityELOA: Independent Research & Creative ProjectsEugene Lang Collegeinstitution_site$5,000
- opportunityLang Business, Innovation, and Social Justice FellowshipEugene Lang Collegeinstitution_site$3,000
- opportunityLang Arts & Humanities Research FellowshipEugene Lang Collegeinstitution_site$2,250
- opportunityLang Social Science Research FellowshipEugene Lang Collegeinstitution_site$2,250
- opportunityCESJ: Summer Fellows Program at LangEugene Lang Collegeinstitution_site$2,000
- opportunityELOA: Conference or Gathering GrantsEugene Lang Collegeinstitution_site$2,000
- opportunityELOA: Unpaid Internship Support GrantEugene Lang Collegeinstitution_site$2,000
- opportunityELOA: Capstone GrantsEugene Lang Collegeinstitution_site$1,500
- opportunityGlobal Studies Research AwardEugene Lang Collegeinstitution_site$500
- opportunityCESJ: Mini-Grants at LangEugene Lang Collegeinstitution_site
Notable alumni of New School (24)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Shimon PeresPolitics
- Eleanor RooseveltPolitics
- Hage GeingobPolitics
- Stanley AronowitzAcademics
- Ruth WestheimerAcademics
- James BaldwinWriters
- Jack KerouacWriters
- Lorraine HansberryWriters
- Mario PuzoWriters
- William StyronWriters
- Tennessee WilliamsWriters
- Marc JacobsFashion Design
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