Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at The New School is greatly skewed towards women students, with 75.7% of undergraduate students being women and 24.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 7,381, with 5,585 women and 1,796 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at The New School is greatly skewed towards women students, with 68.1% of undergraduate students being women and 31.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,112, with 2,118 women and 994 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 24.3% 1,796 students
- women 75.7% 5,585 students
Graduate Students
- men 31.9% 994 students
- women 68.1% 2,118 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 34.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,530 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 11.4% of the student body, with 841 students. Asian students represent 11.1% of the population, with 815 students, while Mixed race students account for 5.0%, with 371 students. African American students account for 4.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 293 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 9 students.
International students make up 30.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 2,228 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.9% of the population, totaling 287 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within The New School.
Undergraduate Students
- White 34.3% 2,530 students
- International students 30.2% 2,228 students
- Hispanic 11.4% 841 students
- Asian 11.1% 815 students
- Mixed race 5.0% 371 students
- African American 4.0% 293 students
- Unknown race 3.9% 287 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 9 students
Graduate Students
- International students 42.5% 1,323 students
- White 31.1% 967 students
- Hispanic 8.1% 251 students
- African American 6.7% 209 students
- Asian 6.1% 190 students
- Mixed race 2.8% 87 students
- Unknown race 2.7% 83 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 41.9% 197 students
- International students 26.8% 126 students
- Hispanic 11.3% 53 students
- Asian 7.4% 35 students
- Mixed race 5.5% 26 students
- African American 4.5% 21 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 12 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 38% 2,782 students
- 18-19 37% 2,740 students
- 22-24 16% 1,202 students
- 25-29 4% 319 students
- 30-34 1% 106 students
- 35-39 1% 60 students
- 40-49 1% 47 students
- 50-64 0% 17 students
- 25-29 36% 1,127 students
- 22-24 34% 1,053 students
- 30-34 14% 444 students
- 35-39 7% 217 students
- 40-49 5% 156 students
- 50-64 2% 59 students
- 20-21 1% 45 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at The New School in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 321 | 25.18% | |
| New York | 246 | 19.29% | |
| New Jersey | 98 | 7.69% | |
| Florida | 63 | 4.94% | |
| Pennsylvania | 53 | 4.16% | |
| Texas | 51 | 4.00% | |
| Illinois | 37 | 2.90% | |
| Virginia | 35 | 2.75% | |
| Connecticut | 32 | 2.51% | |
| Maryland | 31 | 2.43% | |
| Georgia | 26 | 2.04% | |
| North Carolina | 23 | 1.80% | |
| Colorado | 21 | 1.65% | |
| Michigan | 20 | 1.57% | |
| Washington | 19 | 1.49% | |
| Oregon | 16 | 1.25% | |
| Minnesota | 14 | 1.10% | |
| Ohio | 14 | 1.10% | |
| Maine | 13 | 1.02% | |
| Vermont | 12 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 9 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 8 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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