Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location New York, NY
Population 14,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,424
Men / Women 23% / 77%
From State 13%
From Region 13%

Racial/Ethnic

International 35%
White 29%
Asian 13%
Hispanic 11%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Performing Arts 186 41% / 59% 33% $22,655 1 89%
Conducting $21,999 1 86%
Dance 7 14% / 86% 0% $32,985 2
Jazz Studies 57 67% / 33% 39% $21,999 1 86%
Keyboard Instruments 9 22% / 78% 67% $21,999 1 86%
Music History 13 +2 54% / 46% 15% $21,999 1 86%
Music Performance 21 52% / 48% 38% $21,999 1 85%
Music Theory and Composition 5 80% / 20% 20% $21,999 1 86%
Musical Theatre 31 19% / 81% 52% $22,663 1 94%
Stringed Instruments 1 0% / 100% 0%
Theatre 36 +1 14% / 86% 11% $22,663 1 94%
Voice and Opera 6 33% / 67% 33% $21,999 1 86%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts 282 25% / 75% 10% $43,103 5 90%
Environmental Studies 11 +1 18% / 82% 9% $51,119 13
Economics 10 +1 40% / 60% 10% $71,661 66
Anthropology 6 17% / 83% 0% $46,765 8
Creative Writing 5 +1 20% / 80% 20% $50,249 12 89%
Global Studies 12 +1 42% / 58% 8% $42,192 4 87%
History 5 +2 80% / 20% 20% $46,383 7
Liberal Arts 61 33% / 67% 11% $38,312 3 84%
Literary Studies 50 20% / 80% 12% $38,557 3 92%
Philosophy 9 +1 11% / 89% 22% $48,971 10
Political Science 6 +1 33% / 67% 17% $50,752 13
Psychology 46 +2 11% / 89% 4% $34,353 2 100%
Sciences 4 0% / 100% 0% $47,704 9
Sociology 13 15% / 85% 15% $47,327 8
Film 36 +1 31% / 69% 6% $49,269 11 84%
Urban Studies 8 +1 25% / 75% 12% $54,505 21
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Parsons School of Design 1,259 20% / 80% 41% $58,864 33 90%
Architecture 50 24% / 76% 58% $57,325 28
Design and Technology 189 20% / 80% 52% $68,669 60 100%
Fashion Design 271 18% / 82% 52% $55,098 22 88%
Fine Arts 83 18% / 82% 25% $38,646 3 90%
Graphic Design 7 0% / 100% 0% $55,098 22 88%
Illustration 110 19% / 81% 35% $55,098 22 88%
Industrial Design 88 40% / 60% 31% $55,098 22 88%
Integrated Design 82 22% / 78% 21% $55,098 22 88%
Interior Design 75 12% / 88% 45% $55,098 22 88%
Photography 77 21% / 79% 19% $49,269 11 84%
Strategic Design and Management 227 15% / 85% 41% $72,193 67 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Schools of Public Engagement 118 22% / 78% 14% $53,701 19 93%
Food Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,023 15
Business Administration 4 25% / 75% 25% $71,315 66 93%
Journalism and Design 66 +1 33% / 67% 11% $49,826 11 90%
Media Studies 46 +2 7% / 93% 20% $57,804 30 98%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,801
ROI Percentile 16th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Arts 80.7% 1,489 23% / 77% 39% $54,107 20 90%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.8% 329 23% / 77% 12% $44,419 6 92%
Business & Economics 0.8% 14 36% / 64% 14% $71,562 66 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 13 15% / 85% 8% $51,258 14

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics $8.1M #76 0% $0.1M 10 #131 51
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.6M #200 14% $0.1M 58 #89 254 2
Agriculture & Food Science $2.4M #123 3% $0 2
Education $1.6M #192 0% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $1.6M #275 0% $0
Engineering $1.5M #262 1% $0
Computer Science $0.2M #356 0% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #580 0% $0
Health Sciences $0.0M #434 0% $0
Total $20.0M #256 4% $0.2M 68 #226 305 4

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 63%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 63% 63% 63%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional