The New School Overview

The New School is a private not-for-profit institution situated in New York, New York. The city atmosphere of New York makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is The New School Known For?

• New School University has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
• The 2% student loan default rate at New School University is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at New School University is the doctor's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 18% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, New School University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $55,333 a year. That's about 36% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average New School University student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is The New School?

Contact details for New School University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	New York, NY 10011
Phone:	212-229-5600
Website:	www.newschool.edu

How Do I Get Into New School University?

You can apply to New School University online at: https://www.newschool.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for New School University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into New School University?

The acceptance rate at New School University is 66%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 24% of accepted students are men and 76% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Can I Afford The New School?

The overall average net price of New School University is $55,202. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At New School University, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $8,581 a year. That adds up to $34,324 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at New School University is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The New School Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,381 undergraduate students at New School University, with 6,793 being full-time and 588 being part-time.

There are also 3,112 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,793 full-time undergraduates at New School University, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The New School students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	749
Black or African American	250
Hispanic or Latino	778
White	2,270
International Students	2,143
Other Races/Ethnicities	603

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at The New School. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 125 countries are represented at New School University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Canada.

Online Learning at The New School

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at New School University. In 2020-2021, 5,821 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at New School University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 55th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of New School University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The New School was 927.4%. This is the #116 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at New School University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.