Student Population at The New School

Total Enrollment

10,108

Undergraduate

7,171

Graduate

2,937

Online Enrollment

304

Men Students

2,580

Women Students

7,528

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 10,108 students have enrolled at The New School - 7,171 undergraduate and 2,937 graduate.

By gender, 2,580 male and 7,528 female students are attending The New School. By attendance status, there are 9,277 full-time students and 831 part-time students.

The number of students at The New School is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Lipscomb University and Biola University, its population is large (average population is 7,381).

The New School offers online degree/certificate programs and 304 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between The New School and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,580 male and 7,528 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.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at The New School
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,171	6,672	499
Men	1,665	1,523	142
Women	5,506	5,149	357

Population by Gender/Attending Status at The New School
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,937	2,605	332
Men	915	806	109
Women	2,022	1,799	223

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,279 White students (32.44%) and 982 Asian students (9.72%) at The New School(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The New School.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at The New School
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	2	5
Asian	801	139	662
Black or African American	282	82	200
Hispanic	741	184	557
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	2	6
White	2,395	652	1,743
Two or More Races	363	71	292
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	213	56	157
Total	7,171	1,665	5,506

Population by Race/Ethnicity at The New School
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	181	50	131
Black or African American	148	47	101
Hispanic	203	74	129
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	884	317	567
Two or More Races	66	20	46
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	44	14	30
Total	2,937	915	2,022

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 7,688 students whose age under twenty five and 996 students whose age is over thirty years old at The New School.

Especially, 102 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The New School.

Population by Student Age at The New School
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,171	1,665	5,506
Under 18	102	21	81
18-19	2,518	472	2,046
20-21	2,690	633	2,057
22-24	1,337	369	968
25-29	318	101	217
30-34	101	30	71
35-39	44	18	26
40-49	43	13	30
50-64	18	8	10
Total	7,171	1,665	5,506

Population by Student Age at The New School
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,937	915	2,022
18-19	2	1	1
20-21	31	6	25
22-24	1,008	244	764
25-29	1,106	343	763
30-34	405	167	238
35-39	195	82	113
40-49	131	50	81
50-64	53	20	33
65 and over	6	2	4
Total	2,937	915	2,022

Online Student Population

At The New School, 4,092 students (40.48% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 304 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, 106 students live in New York where The New School is located in and 158 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	10,108	7,171	2,937
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	304	188	116
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	3,788	2,842	946
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	6,016	4,141	1,875

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	304	188	116
New York Residents	106	74	32
Other State in U.S.	158	93	65
Outside of U.S.	37	18	19
Unknown	3	3	0