The New School's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of The New School students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of The New School students is 69.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 71.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 65.3%.

69.9%

asian 79.5% 93 students
African American 56.8% 46 students
white 64.6% 272 students
unknown 65.0% 26 students
hispanic 64.8% 105 students
International Students 81.0% 306 students
Mixed Race 53.3% 32 students

Drop Out

The New School has an overall drop-out rate of 16.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 23.1% and 14.0% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

16.3%

asian 7.7% 9 students
African American 19.8% 16 students
white 13.8% 58 students
unknown 27.5% 11 students
hispanic 17.9% 29 students
International Students 17.7% 67 students
Mixed Race 25.0% 15 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of The New School at a rate of 13.5% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 14.2%, and male students' 11.2%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

13.5%

asian 11.1% 13 students
African American 23.5% 19 students
white 21.6% 91 students
unknown 7.5% 3 students
hispanic 17.3% 28 students
International Students 0.8% 3 students
Mixed Race 20.0% 12 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.4%

asian 1.7% 2 students
International Students 0.5% 2 students

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Visual and Performing Arts, General	NA	$58,673	$72,367
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$59,302	$58,866	$69,897
Public Policy Analysis	$50,442	$61,516	$68,670
Architecture	$59,057	$59,124	$63,261
Design and Applied Arts	$56,427	$63,430	$62,407
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,154	$59,788	$60,722
Sustainability Studies	$52,594	$50,856	$59,550
International Relations and National Security Studies	$42,177	$48,041	$55,483
Communication and Media Studies	$40,288	$40,728	$46,031
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$37,616	$36,166	$39,567
Fine and Studio Arts	$30,331	$42,235	$38,269
Psychology, General	NA	$40,281	$37,566
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$28,774	$30,409	$27,774
Music	$17,055	$21,508	$25,435
Computer Software and Media Applications	$60,493	NA	NA
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$58,565	$39,369	NA
Human Resources Management and Services	NA	$76,460	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NA	$47,260	NA

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$44,575	$46,217	$49,622
Communication and Media Studies	$29,021	$34,420	$44,544
Design and Applied Arts	$30,178	$35,630	$42,362
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$23,129	$26,739	$32,894
Fine and Studio Arts	$19,697	$21,508	$30,420
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$30,416	$27,947	$29,132
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$19,990	$24,421	$28,362
Literature	$23,592	$21,703	$28,241
Music	$17,971	$15,695	$19,900
Computer Software and Media Applications	$44,088	NA	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	NA	$35,060	NA
International/Global Studies	NA	$25,194	NA
Psychology, General	$20,773	$25,194	NA
Architecture and Related Services, Other	NA	$42,682	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$63,289	$61,516	$82,468
Philosophy	NA	$46,087	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Design and Applied Arts	$45,981	$46,407	$51,410
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$45,633	NA	$49,164

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