The New School Business Programs

Located in New York, New York, The New School is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

The New School Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

New School University has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#22	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at New School University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Specialized Sales Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Most Popular Online Specialized Sales Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Most Popular Specialized Sales Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards New School University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#11	Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#11	Best Fashion Merchandising Schools	College Factual
#11	Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#16	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#19	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#39	Best Associate Degree Schools	Course Advisor

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/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/thenewschool
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/thenewschool

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	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into New School University?

With an acceptance rate of 69%, New School University does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 25% of accepted students are men and 75% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to New School University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 680.

New School University received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 26 and 30.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At New School University, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $10,052 a year. That adds up to $40,208 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at New School University is 5.4%. 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 6,399 undergraduate students at New School University, with 5,658 being full-time and 741 being part-time.

There are also 2,648 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,658 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	608
Black or African American	284
Hispanic or Latino	649
White	1,825
International Students	1,798
Other Races/Ethnicities	494

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

In 2019-2020, 8,921 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 30th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

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 #94 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%.

The New School Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Fashion Merchandising	39	0	0	0	0	39
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	0	0	14	8	22
Organizational Leadership	0	0	4	10	0	14
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	13	0	13
General Economics	0	7	0	0	0	7
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	39	7	4	37	8	95

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

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