Newschool of Architecture and Design
San Diego, CA · For-profit · Large city · NAD
For-profit institution in San Diego, CA · 212 undergraduates · 100% acceptance rate · $68,891 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 15%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 15%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 23%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $48,6161,956th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $30,2911,345th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,2911,255th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $57,6421,649th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $31,0001,821st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $68,891299th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,073301st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 50.9%1,113th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 50.0%1,722nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 100.0%1,545th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2121,854th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6.0:194th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.3%483rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 3 mi (SAN)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | bachelors | $48,510 | $44,989 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitecture | bachelors | — | — |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1980source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Newschool of Architecture and Design’s 212 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Bethesda UniversityAnaheim, CA · 212 undergrads
- San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, CA · 215 undergrads
- Lincoln UniversityOakland, CA · 223 undergrads
- American Medical Sciences CenterGlendale, CA · 200 undergrads
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceLos Angeles, CA · 233 undergrads
- Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos Angeles, CA · 236 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Centra CollegeLynchburg, VA · 212 undergrads
- Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH · 214 undergrads
- Grace School of TheologyConroe, TX · 215 undergrads
- Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SD · 209 undergrads
- Remington College-Dallas CampusDallas, TX · 208 undergrads
- Humacao Community CollegeHumacao, PR · 207 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitenewschoolarch.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 119775)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Bethesda UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Newschool of Architecture and Design vs Bethesda UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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