New York, NY · Private · 6,563 undergraduates · urban
The New School
Moderately selective
The New School's defining feature is a Greenwich Village university built around design, liberal arts, performing arts and critical social inquiry.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Solid in student experience, and steady in mobility.- Admission
- 62.5% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 69.7%
9,148 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$52,901 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets The New School apart
Academic design
Parsons, Eugene Lang, the College of Performing Arts and The New School for Social Research operate within one academic network that encourages work across disciplinary boundaries.
Campus pattern
Rather than a closed collegiate campus, students move among academic, performance, studio and residential buildings woven into Greenwich Village.
Career & value signal
The University Center at Fifth Avenue concentrates classrooms, library space, performance facilities, dining and student housing in a single vertical campus hub.
Can I get in?
62.5% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
9,148About 63 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for The New School, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What The New School weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Parsons, Eugene Lang, the College of Performing Arts and The New School for Social Research operate within one academic network that encourages work across disciplinary boundaries.
Make institutional fit specific
The New School's defining feature is a Greenwich Village university built around design, liberal arts, performing arts and critical social inquiry.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
ArchitectureAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Performing and visual artsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Communication and journalismAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Computer scienceAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at The New School
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Design and Applied Arts
Admits separately
Computer Software and Media Applications
Admits separately
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
Admits separately
Music
Admits separately
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
The New School beyond the classroom
Rather than a closed collegiate campus, students move among academic, performance, studio and residential buildings woven into Greenwich Village.
A defining academic feature
Parsons, Eugene Lang, the College of Performing Arts and The New School for Social Research operate within one academic network that encourages work across disciplinary boundaries.
What shapes an ordinary week
Rather than a closed collegiate campus, students move among academic, performance, studio and residential buildings woven into Greenwich Village.
Where the degree can lead
The University Center at Fifth Avenue concentrates classrooms, library space, performance facilities, dining and student housing in a single vertical campus hub.