The New School

New York, New York · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $48,163. 68% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $64,471 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $21,250.

Average net price
$48,163
per year Verified data
Completion rate
68%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$64,471
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$21,250
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$61,558
Out-of-state tuition and fees$61,558
Average cost of attendance$84,878
Books and supplies$1,397
Room and board, on campus$27,514
Average net price, all aided students$48,163
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$39,567
Average net price, family income over $110,000$59,291

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
63%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
6,563
Graduate enrollment
2,477
Students receiving Pell grants
18%
Student to faculty ratio
9 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time68%
Completion within normal time45%
First-year retention (full-time)85%
Median federal debt, graduates$21,250
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$242
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$80,503
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry62%
1 year after completion$36,177
4 years after completion$56,719
6 years after entry$46,751
8 years after entry$52,313
10 years after entry$64,471
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $64,471; the middle half earned $33,036 to $101,813. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at The New School

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

81 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
81$62,840$16,682
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
CIP 52.19 · No credentials fully online
29Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (29)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architectural Sciences and Technology
CIP 04.09 · No credentials fully online
34$41,842$26,000
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
CIP 50.10 · No credentials fully online
221$49,196$20,500
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
64$36,548$24,326
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
160$49,285$23,750
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
472$35,974$25,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
64$33,299$24,937
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
80$26,072$22,250
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
82$28,294$19,500
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
20$32,841$15,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
62$35,585$23,100
Literature
CIP 23.14 · No credentials fully online
32$31,459$19,500
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
101Suppressed for privacy$23,103
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · Some credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
38$41,965$21,406
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · Some credentials fully online
43$37,392$22,875
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · Some credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Post-baccalaureate certificate (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (30)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Architectural Sciences and Technology
CIP 04.09 · No credentials fully online
47$59,525Suppressed for privacy
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
CIP 50.10 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
1$96,025Suppressed for privacy
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
CIP 52.99 · All credentials fully online
138$61,689Suppressed for privacy
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
CIP 04.03 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
106Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
78Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
32Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
62$43,995Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
13$56,882Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
117Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
44$53,435Suppressed for privacy
Public Policy Analysis
CIP 44.05 · No credentials fully online
11$80,469Suppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · Some credentials fully online
131$61,331Suppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
68$51,299Suppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · No credentials fully online
22$57,505Suppressed for privacy
Systems Science and Theory
CIP 30.06 · Some credentials fully online
124$113,846Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (6)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (8)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
18$67,394Suppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Policy Analysis
CIP 44.05 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 193654, OPEID 020662. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.