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The New School is a private national university located in New York, New York. The New School is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at The New School is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $53,981 10 years after enrolling, 59th in New York, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, The New School bachelor students earn 4% more than the national average. The New School is ranked 99th in New York.
The New School’s median net annual cost of $44,430 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at The New School sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts, Arts, Entertainment & Media, Computer software, Liberal Arts and Sciences, FIlm, Video & Photography, Drama - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$44,430
Average years to graduate
4.1
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #379
Economic score: 8.63
Broadcast & Digital Comms
Rank: #94
Economic score: 19.02
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #257
Economic score: 30.4
Literature.
Rank: #6
Economic score: 60.86
Psychology
Rank: #810
Economic score: 412.48
International studies
Rank: #64
Economic score: 439.61
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at The New School - Music, Rhetoric & Composition, Computer software, Psychology, Design & Applied Arts, International Relations - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Rank: #1
Economic score: 0.49
Public Policy Analysis
Rank: #24
Economic score: 0.93
Business Administration
Rank: #682
Economic score: 1.2
Sustainability Studies
Rank: #9
Economic score: 1.21
ESL
Rank: #31
Economic score: 1.23
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #48
Economic score: 1.61
Drama
Rank: #42
Economic score: 4.51
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 76% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at The New School is 9% higher than the state average, and 8% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At The New School, Pell Grant recipients represent 16% of the measured graduating class, 19% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at The New School graduates within 4.1 years.
The New School is in the bottom 10% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
The New School’s economic mobility score of 4.73 is calculated by adjusting the 5.53 economic score of lower-income students by the 16% pell grant recipients within the student body. The New School’s EMS of 4.73 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at The New School pays $44,430 a year, $28,946 less than the $73,376 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $44,430
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At The New School, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $44,430 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 27% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,581. This is 27% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,138
Pell grants
$4,808
State grants
$3,296
Institutional grants
$18,746
The New School's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 66% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 9,696 applicants, of which 6,428 were admitted and 1,902 enrolled. The New School doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
91%
83%
Female
75%
59%
First time
47%
59%
In-state
17%
68%
1st generation
19%
35%
White
33%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
12%
15%
Asian
11%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
39%
12%