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The New School

New York, NY · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · Eugene Lang College · Mannes College · New School University · New School for Social Research · Parsons The New School for Design · The New School for Drama · The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music · The New School for Public Engagement

Private institution in New York, NY · 6,819 undergraduates · 63% acceptance rate · $52,901 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$55,3591,966th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$56,3861,889th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$56,3861,887th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$82,7571,932nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,266921st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,901913th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,2101,339th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
71.2%377th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.7%626th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
62.5%444th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
6,819379th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.3%1,904th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (LGA)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$44,356$46,217
Architecture and Related Services, OtherArchitecturebachelors$42,712$42,682
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Sciencebachelors$41,565—
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$38,205$35,630
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$36,992$34,420
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$33,993$25,194
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$30,771$35,060
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$28,327$27,947
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$27,947$26,739
LiteratureEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$25,194$21,703
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$22,892$25,194
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$21,703$24,421

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The New School’s 6,819 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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Elsewhere