What The New School costs
The New School charges $58,694 a year in published tuition and fees, about $29,347 a semester. With housing, food, books and other costs, the total cost of attendance is $88,284 a year. Students who received grants or scholarships paid $49,086 a year on average after that aid (the average net price). You may pay less if receiving grants or scholarships.
Getting into The New School
For fall 2024, The New School received 9,828 applications and admitted 6,238 students, and 1,328 enrolled as first-years.
What The New School students study
The most common bachelor's degrees at The New School (class of 2024, first majors only):
| Major | Degrees |
|---|---|
| Fashion / Apparel Design | 248 |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | 221 |
| Web Page, Digital / Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 160 |
| Fine / Studio Arts | 82 |
| Illustration | 75 |
| Mass Communication / Media Studies | 63 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences / Liberal Studies | 62 |
| Photography | 58 |
Source: IPEDS Completions, bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023–24.
Colleges near The New School
Other colleges within about an hour, by straight-line distance:
- New York University, New York, New York: about 1 miles away
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, New York, New York: about 1 mile away
- Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York: about 1 mile away
- Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey: about 2 miles away
- Pace University, New York, New York: about 2 miles away
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, New York: about 2 miles away
Colleges like The New School
Arts, music and design schools with the same campus setting (big city), closest in size and nearest in region:
- Pratt Institute–Main, Brooklyn, New York: 3,910 undergraduates
- Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts: 3,870 undergraduates
- American Musical and Dramatic Academy, New York, New York: 1,438 undergraduates
- Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: 5,368 undergraduates
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: 2,805 undergraduates
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FAQ
What is The New School's acceptance rate? 63.5% for fall 2024: 6,238 of 9,828 applicants were admitted.
How much is tuition at The New School? $58,694 a year in published tuition and fees, before aid. You may pay less if receiving grants or scholarships.
How many students go to The New School? About 6,600 undergraduates (fall 2024).
What is the campus setting at The New School? The National Center for Education Statistics classifies its location as a big city.
Sources
- College Navigator: The New School (IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education)
- College Scorecard: The New School
- Campus photo via Wikimedia Commons
