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Campus of Newschool of Architecture and Design, San Diego, CANewschool of Architecture and Design logo
San Diego, CACity: largeZIP 92101Founded 1980
Photo: Mds08011 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Founded
1980
Carnegie class
Master's: small programs
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Federal aid since
1991
Logo: NewSchool of Architecture and Design · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
CaliforniaPrivate for-profit

Newschool of Architecture and Design

Newschool of Architecture and Design is a private for-profit college in San Diego, California, with 182 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $51,582 a year after aid.

56%graduate
Admission rate100%
Retention62%
4-year graduation12%
Pell Grant share57%
Federal loans56%
average net price / year
$51,582 $58,842
after grants · sticker cost struck through
$51,582net price / year
100%admission rate
—average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$75,045median earnings, 10 yrs
$30,332median debt
#276 of 1,704 for earnings#1,729 of 1,739 for lowest net price#805 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,540 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs

Cost and net price

Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.

Published cost
Cost of attendance
$58,842tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
Tuition & fees, in-state
$30,561
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
$30,561
Average net price
$51,582national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$52,745
$30,001–48,000$40,079
$48,001–75,000$55,497
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+$56,842
getting in

Admissions and test scores

Admission
Admission rate
100%national median 77%
Average SAT
—
SAT reading, middle 50%
—
SAT math, middle 50%
—
ACT composite, middle 50%
—
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college62%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college57%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling

Graduation, earnings and debt

Completion
Graduation rate, 6 years
56%within 150% of normal time
Graduation rate, 4 years
12%
First-year retention
62%
Award within 8 years, all students
40%
Earnings and debt
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$62,003
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$75,045middle 50%: $50,932–$98,079
Median debt at graduation
$30,332
3-year loan default rate
0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$98,079
Median, Newschool of Architecture and Design$75,045
Lower quarter$50,932
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here

Students and faculty

Undergraduates
Degree-seeking undergraduates
182
Part-time
21%
Women / men
47% / 53%
Average age at entry
24.4
First-generation students
38%
Pell Grant recipients
57%
Faculty and resources
Student-to-faculty ratio
8 : 1
Full-time faculty
13%
Average faculty salary
$6,140 / month
Instructional spending per student
$7,187
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White25%
Hispanic41%
Black13%
Asian11%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown2.8%
4 fields of study

Most popular fields

Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).

Architecture76%
Visual & performing arts12%
Business & management8.2%
Communications technologies4.1%
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