The New School
New York, New York
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 6,563 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 63%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $48,163per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 69%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $64,47110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 63%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for The New School's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $48,163full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $84,878sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $61,558Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 69%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 85%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $64,47110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,563Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 18%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 19%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- St. John's University-New York Queens, NY — admits 83%
- Long Island University Brookville, NY — admits 86%
- Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY — admits 82%
- Niagara University Niagara University, NY — admits 87%
Also worth a look
- Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY — admits 73%
- Chapman University Orange, CA — admits 65%
- Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT — admits 65%
- Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY — admits 57%
- Yeshiva University New York, NY — admits 56%
- Pepperdine University Malibu, CA — admits 63%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for The New School, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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