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Is The New School worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for The New School, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
The New School lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $58,741 in yearly net price and $22,266 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $52,901. For context, The New School's net price sits about 172% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school and near the top of its sector range. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$62,226
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis significantly impacts your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $39,389 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $158,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$58,741
Median earnings 10 years out
$52,901
Median debt at graduation
$22,266
Graduation rate
70%
At The New School, a typical graduate carries about $22,266 in student debt and earns roughly $52,901 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $253 per month, or 6% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
The New School is a private nonprofit four year school in New York, NY. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Common questions about The New School
The median net price at The New School is $58,741 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →