Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares The New School's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York.
The New School has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 5,338 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York average (2,948 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
The New School9,0686,5912,477
Similarly Ranked Schools5,3383,1602,178
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York2,9482,3361,430
The below chart compares the student population between The New School and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,306 male and 6,762 female students attending The New School. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.34 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at The New School.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at The New School
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total6,5916,142449
Men1,5361,403133
Women5,0554,739316
Population by Gender/Attending Status at The New School
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,4772,239238
Men77068387
Women1,7071,556151

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,689 White students (29.65%) and 981 Asian students (10.82%) at The New School(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The New School.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The New School
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native725
Asian845147698
Black or African American31695221
Hispanic740179561
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander404
White1,9735321,441
Two or More Races32081239
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1333598
Total 6,5911,5365,055
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The New School
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native110
Asian13636100
Black or African American1414398
Hispanic17351122
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White716243473
Two or More Races763145
Race/Ethnicity Unknown301515
Total 2,4777701,707

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,947 students whose age under twenty five and 886 students whose age is over thirty years old at The New School.
Especially, 76 students are younger than eighteen and 8 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The New School.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at The New School
TotalMenWomen
Total6,591 1,5365,055
Under 1876 1165
18-192,234 4931,741
20-212,569 5212,048
22-241,236 352884
25-29268 90178
30-3490 2862
35-3943 1429
40-4943 1627
50-6428 919
65 and over3 12
unknown1 10
Total 6,591 1,5365,055
Population by Student Age at The New School
TotalMenWomen
Total2,477 7701,707
20-2138 1127
22-24794 192602
25-29966 301665
30-34337 128209
35-39157 6592
40-49118 4573
50-6462 2438
65 and over5 41
Total 2,477 7701,707

Online Student Population

At The New School, 2,659 students (29.32% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 205 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 92 students live in New York where The New School is located in and 99 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total9,0686,5912,477
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes20515253
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,4541,843611
Not Enrolled in Online Classes6,4094,5961,813
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)20515253
New York Residents927121
Other State in U.S.997227
Outside of U.S.1385
Unknown110