Academic Life at The New School

All About Academics

Heres a high-level look at academic life at The New School, covering the student-to-faculty ratio, the majors and degrees offered, and what online and distance learning is available.

37 Majors With Completions

9:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

19% Full-Time Faculty

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 9 students for every instructional faculty member, The New School ranks among the best colleges for instructional attention when compared with the national average of 15 to 1. At The New School, 19% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Most Popular Majors

Students at The New School can choose from 37 majors with reported graduates spanning 16 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at The New School are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	✓

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at The New School.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Design and Applied Arts	631
Computer Software and Media Applications	266
Music	240
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	236
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	181

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at The New School, a few more questions are worth asking:

Need flexibility? Check whether The New School offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,995 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (85% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further on The New School

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

Academic Majors at The New School — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at The New School — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation and Retention at The New School — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Distance Learning at The New School — online and distance enrollment options
Accreditation at The New School — regional and program accreditation status