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The New School

The New School is a private campus in New York proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at The New School — 34.3% of its 6,563 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$48,206

family income
under $30k

$51,201

$30–48k

$52,728

$48–75k

$56,942

$75–110k

$61,849

over $110k

Average net price

$58,7412023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at The New School rose from $30,923 (2008) to $58,741 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$30,923
2009	$30,157
2010	$30,781
2011	$32,176
2012	$35,831
2013	$34,825
2014	$34,945
2015	$36,702
2016	$40,819
2017	$42,812
2018	$43,334
2019	$44,430
2020	$29,648
2021	$49,086
2022	$55,359
2023	$58,741

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$88,2842024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at The New School rose from $49,803 (2009) to $88,284 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$49,803
2010	$51,482
2011	$53,003
2012	$54,624
2013	$57,202
2014	$57,945
2015	$60,109
2016	$62,175
2017	$64,523
2018	$67,295
2019	$69,260
2020	$71,907
2021	$57,823
2022	$75,533
2023	$82,757
2024	$88,284

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$22,624
2001	$22,860
2002	$24,400
2003	$24,130
2004	$24,920
2005	$26,540
2006	$28,600
2007	$31,940
2008	$33,700
2013	$40,426
2014	$41,870
2015	$43,813
2016	$45,440
2017	$47,276
2018	$49,064
2019	$50,994
2020	$51,022
2021	$52,494
2022	$54,347
2023	$56,386

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

The New School reports published tuition of $58,694 in this record. The New School's $58,694 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

The New School reports 6,563 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

69.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at The New School within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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69.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at The New School rose from 50.9% (entered 1991) to 69.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	50.9%
1992 cohort	49.9%
1993 cohort	47.6%
1994 cohort	51.7%
1995 cohort	51.2%
1996 cohort	48.1%
1997 cohort	56.1%
1998 cohort	59.4%
1999 cohort	57.6%
2000 cohort	58.1%
2001 cohort	61.4%
2002 cohort	61.7%
2003 cohort	65.8%
2004 cohort	63.8%
2005 cohort	60.5%
2006 cohort	63.9%
2007 cohort	63.4%
2008 cohort	59.7%
2009 cohort	64.6%
2010 cohort	67.8%
2011 cohort	67.3%
2012 cohort	71.6%
2013 cohort	69.8%
2014 cohort	69.1%
2015 cohort	69.9%
2016 cohort	69.2%
2017 cohort	71.2%
2018 cohort	69.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,625	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,749	$8,375
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,125	$5,948
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,125	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,250	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,750	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,527	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,250	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,500	$8,374
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,250	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,266	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$38,210

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,944

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,901

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

The New School admitted 6,238 of 9,828 applicants in Fall 2024. The 63.5% rate describes that application pool.

63.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $56,386 tuition · 2023–24 6,563 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

The New School did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for The New School under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, The New School received 9,828 applications and admitted 6,238 (63.5%), with 1,328 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

63.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	48.9%
Fall 2002	49.4%
Fall 2003	48.9%
Fall 2004	55.1%
Fall 2005	51.2%
Fall 2006	52.3%
Fall 2007	53.5%
Fall 2008	51.2%
Fall 2009	62.1%
Fall 2010	63.1%
Fall 2011	69.3%
Fall 2012	65.3%
Fall 2013	66.6%
Fall 2014	65.9%
Fall 2015	66.6%
Fall 2016	60.1%
Fall 2017	61.5%
Fall 2018	56.7%
Fall 2019	57.3%
Fall 2020	69.1%
Fall 2021	66.3%
Fall 2022	57.2%
Fall 2023	62.5%
Fall 2024	63.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1140–1360Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	1070	1305
Fall 2003	1010	1267
Fall 2004	980	1230
Fall 2005	1000	1250
Fall 2006	1000	1260
Fall 2007	990	1240
Fall 2008	990	1230
Fall 2009	970	1210
Fall 2010	975	1230
Fall 2011	1000	1250
Fall 2012	980	1240
Fall 2013	1015	1240
Fall 2014	990	1240
Fall 2016	1030	1280
Fall 2017	1100	1310
Fall 2018	1150	1360
Fall 2019	1150	1380
Fall 2020	1140	1360

IPEDS Fall 2002–2020, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

26–30Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	22	29
Fall 2004	23	27
Fall 2006	21	27
Fall 2007	21	26
Fall 2008	22	26
Fall 2009	21	26
Fall 2010	21	27
Fall 2011	22	27
Fall 2012	22	27
Fall 2013	22	28
Fall 2014	22	27
Fall 2016	23	28
Fall 2017	24	28
Fall 2018	24	30
Fall 2019	25	30
Fall 2020	26	30

IPEDS Fall 2003–2020, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

6,563Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at The New School rose from 4,283 (Fall 2002) to 6,563 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,283
Fall 2003	4,373
Fall 2004	4,875
Fall 2005	5,359
Fall 2006	5,595
Fall 2007	6,068
Fall 2008	6,359
Fall 2009	6,688
Fall 2010	6,802
Fall 2011	6,835
Fall 2012	6,775
Fall 2013	6,581
Fall 2014	6,695
Fall 2015	6,752
Fall 2016	7,007
Fall 2017	6,982
Fall 2018	7,274
Fall 2019	7,284
Fall 2020	6,339
Fall 2021	7,373
Fall 2022	7,136
Fall 2023	6,819
Fall 2024	6,563

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

85%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at The New School has held near 85% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	80%
Fall 2003 cohort	81%
Fall 2004 cohort	83%
Fall 2005 cohort	78%
Fall 2006 cohort	81%
Fall 2007 cohort	81%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	82%
Fall 2011 cohort	83%
Fall 2012 cohort	83%
Fall 2013 cohort	83%
Fall 2014 cohort	81%
Fall 2015 cohort	82%
Fall 2016 cohort	81%
Fall 2017 cohort	82%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	71%
Fall 2020 cohort	83%
Fall 2021 cohort	83%
Fall 2022 cohort	81%
Fall 2023 cohort	85%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about The New School

Faculty pay at The New School averages $161,004 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes The New School as a primarily residential campus of 6,563 undergraduates — and 84.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

The New School reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 63.5%. Review The New School's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How The New School compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

The New School63.5%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

The New School$58,694

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

The New School's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

The New School$52,901

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

The New School, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	The New School	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	63.5%	70.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$58,694	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,901	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For The New School, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

The New School federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 13 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Software and Media Applications	$75,792
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	$74,936
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$64,018
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$62,976
Design and Applied Arts	$56,838
International/Globalization Studies	$53,917
Communication and Media Studies	$49,489
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$48,557
Fine and Studio Arts	$42,798
Literature	$42,674
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$39,248
Psychology, General	$38,181
Music	$32,930

These 13 fields listed for The New School measure earnings after completion. The $52,901 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 17 additional The New School fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does The New School report?

The New School did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 63.5% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is The New School's acceptance rate?

63.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,238 admitted from 9,828 applicants.

How much does The New School cost?

At The New School, tuition is $58,694. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does The New School report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,901. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

Nazareth University — 74.7% admitted
Monroe University — 67.5% admitted
Molloy University — 81.7% admitted
New York Institute of Technology — 81% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.