Newschool of Architecture and Design

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Newschool of Architecture and Design

Newschool of Architecture and Design operates as a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 182 students of which 243 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Newschool of Architecture and Design is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 100.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $52,570, with published in-state tuition of $30,291 and a Pell grant recipient share of 52.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $31,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 62.5%. Graduates earn a median of $68,891 ten years after enrolling, compared with $57,073 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 19800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.