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The New School

New York, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·newschool.edu
6-yr Graduation
69%
-5.5pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
9,068
peer median 9,068
Avg net price
$58,741
+$23k vs R2 Research
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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.

Applied
9,828
9,828 candidates competed
Admitted
6,238
63.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,328
21.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
69%-5.5pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
47%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
69%
Full-time retention
85%

Pell equity

14.9pp gap
Pell recipients
57%174 of 303
Non-Pell (all)
72%1049 of 1460
Subsidized loan, no Pell
62%163 of 262
No Federal Aid
74%886 of 1198

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.

Total programs
122
Passing
28
23.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
1.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.6%
+1.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

122programs
  • Passing28 · 23.0%
  • No Data92 · 75.4%
  • Failing2 · 1.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
3
Watch
4
Safe
21
No data
92

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.

30
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-44.3%
$26,925 vs $48,304
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-5.4%
$32,930 vs $34,808
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+6.4%
$51,394 vs $48,304
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+7.3%
$51,836 vs $48,304
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+9.7%
$38,181 vs $34,808
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+12.8%
$39,248 vs $34,808
International Relations and National Security Studies
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+17.5%
$70,655 vs $60,112
Literature
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+22.6%
$42,674 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

28
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
179%
$93,006 debt · $51,836 earn
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
152%
$41,000 debt · $26,925 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
134%
$69,013 debt · $51,394 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
88%
$64,298 debt · $73,507 earn
Sustainability Studies
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
79%
$64,507 debt · $81,540 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
74%
$64,000 debt · $86,473 earn
International Relations and National Security Studies
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
72%
$51,000 debt · $70,655 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
70%
$23,074 debt · $32,930 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1960Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Nov 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Nov 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$50,140
$30–48k$52,812
$48–75k$56,494
$75–110k$59,894
$110k+$64,738

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

Avg net price (private)
$58,741
+$23,223vs R2 Research median $35,519
Federal loans
25.0%
In-state tuition
$58,694
Out-of-state
$58,694

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
1,337
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.7M
$7,676,855 total
Direct Loans
$59.2M
4,555 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.0M
1,375 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.0M
1,631 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$10.8M
586 loan awards
Parent PLUS$26.5M
665 loan awards
Grad PLUS$9.9M
298 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.

Of 1,546 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (2.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,546
Defaulted
34
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.3%
2017
7.3%
2018
5.4%
2019
2.1%
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 New School

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs63
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,932 total completions
01Visual/Performing Arts
1,58454.0%
02Computer Sciences
2729.3%
03Communication
2077.1%
04Business
1826.2%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
1515.2%
06Social Sciences
1304.4%
07English Language
1164.0%
08Psychology
1123.8%
09Architecture
1023.5%
10Liberal Arts
762.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
9,068
12-mo unduplicated
10,292
Undergraduate
7,637
Graduate
2,655

Gender split

Men
25%2,622
Women
75%7,670

Race / ethnicity composition

Non-resident
34.3%
White
30.0%
Asian
12.8%
Hispanic
11.3%
Two or more
4.8%
Black
4.6%
Unknown
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.38
13 offenses · 9,434 students

3-year trend

0.862 yrs ago2.971 yr ago1.38Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
52
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
15
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
10
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
8

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
4
Fondling
3
Rape
2
Robbery
2
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

13total
  • On campus8
  • Public property5

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1
  • Religion1
  • Ethnicity1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs022
Liquor0120

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.

Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
431

New School vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions New School selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectThe New School
69%9,068$58,741R2 Research
67%65.9%7,603$30,783Doctoral/Professional
75%62.0%12,321$41,943R2 Research
93%8.8%3,487$28,800Baccalaureate
67%43.5%8,369$49,465Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
89%11.1%37,737$24,402R1 Research
61%91.1%1,308$53,909
67%32.3%1,277$46,080Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
94%11.7%15,888$31,944R1 Research
87%36.5%12,475$41,190R1 Research
96%4.0%35,173$21,590R1 Research
95%8.8%26,793$28,690R1 Research
78%79.4%21,153$38,509R1 Research
77%51.3%5,263$49,180Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
82%59.3%16,150$44,338R2 Research
54%75.3%844$24,034Baccalaureate
69%68.1%10,685$34,176Doctoral/Professional
76%69.0%4,767$33,926Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
78%40.8%1,084$51,754
72%76.8%1,687$42,729
49%82.6%1,601$36,861Baccalaureate
65%87.9%23,375$15,566R2 Research
67%73.2%881$7,195Baccalaureate
88%9.2%56,832$37,050R1 Research
91%5.2%32,553$30,915R1 Research
66%81.8%1,267$51,248
60%75.9%13,634$30,892Doctoral/Professional
74%73.3%5,356$52,659
76%72.2%9,424$40,675Doctoral/Professional
89%18.7%2,520$50,507Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
85%50.4%1,861$28,585Baccalaureate
95%8.0%8,961$13,370R1 Research
71%61.7%1,798$41,437Baccalaureate
69%83.0%18,550$49,430Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
67%77.5%3,394$49,790
76%92.6%3,812$57,914Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
69%73.3%9,571$31,446R2 Research
83%21.1%2,704$32,297Baccalaureate
66%83.4%19,389$29,999Doctoral/Professional
84%45.9%22,589$38,793R1 Research
41%96.4%2,490$24,319Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
91%9.2%1,073$43,571
75%65.8%19,938$17,890R1 Research
96%4.5%18,566$14,860R1 Research
72%72.2%17,210$21,440R2 Research
University of the Arts
69%78.2%$44,154
46%210,208$12,548Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
22%13,746$15,644Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median75%65.8%9,068$35,519

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New School Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support
Reports to Office of the Provost
Email
oirstaff [at] newschool.edu
Phone
212-229-8947
Address
66 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011

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
Team
12 members
  • Paula Young
    Vice Provost, Institutional Research and Decision Support
  • Holly Frisbee
    Associate Provost, Institutional Research and Decision Support
  • Prisca Wood
    Assistant Provost, Compliance and Accreditation
  • Tamara Tasevska
    Coordinator, Compliance and Accreditation
  • Jim Woehrle
    Assistant Director, Decision Support
  • Nadege Joseph
    Senior Data Analyst
  • Ashutosh Sharma
    Senior PL/SQL Developer
  • Sakib Hossain
    Academic Financial Analyst
  • Shuyao Xiao
    Data Visualization Designer
  • Lauren Forti
    Data Analyst
  • Timothy Yip
    Data Analyst
  • Tina Wu
    Data Analyst

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (10)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Notable alumni of New School (24)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Shimon Peres
    Politics
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
    Politics
  • Hage Geingob
    Politics
  • Stanley Aronowitz
    Academics
  • Ruth Westheimer
    Academics
  • James Baldwin
    Writers
  • Jack Kerouac
    Writers
  • Lorraine Hansberry
    Writers
  • Mario Puzo
    Writers
  • William Styron
    Writers
  • Tennessee Williams
    Writers
  • Marc Jacobs
    Fashion Design
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Frequently asked questions about The New School

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about New School.

What is the graduation rate at The New School?

The New School reports a 6-year graduation rate of 69% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend The New School?

The New School reports a total enrollment of 9,068 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at The New School?

The average net price at The New School is $58,741 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at The New School?

The New School's yield rate is 21.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is The New School located?

The New School is located in New York, New York 10011.

Who runs Institutional Research at The New School?

The New School's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support, which reports to Office of the Provost.

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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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