Parsons School of Design is one of the leading institutions for art and design education in the world. Today Parsons is the only American art and design school within a comprehensive university — The New School — which also houses a rigorous liberal arts college and a progressive performing arts school. Here you can master established art and design fields or advance emerging ones and study across all university disciplines. Based in New York, Parsons also has a campus in Paris as well as projects and partnerships around the world.
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MAJORS OFFERED:Architectural DesignBachelors Degree
Architecture and Lighting DesignMasters Degree
ArchitectureMasters Degree
Communication DesignAssociates Degree
Bachelors Degree
Masters Degree
Data VisualizationMasters Degree
Design and TechnologyBachelors Degree
Masters Degree
Design and Urban EcologiesMasters Degree
Design History and PracticeBachelors Degree
Fashion Design and SocietyMasters Degree
Fashion DesignAssociates Degree
Bachelors Degree
Fashion MarketingAssociates Degree
Optional Online
Fashion StudiesMasters Degree
Fine ArtsBachelors Degree
Masters Degree
History of Design and Curatorial StudiesMasters Degree
IllustrationBachelors Degree
Industrial Design Masters Degree
Integrated DesignBachelors Degree
Interior DesignAssociates Degree
Bachelors Degree
Masters Degree
Lighting DesignMasters Degree
PhotographyBachelors Degree
Masters Degree
Product DesignBachelors Degree
Strategic Design and ManagementBachelors Degree
Masters Degree
Optional Online
TextilesMasters Degree
Transdisciplinary DesignMasters Degree
Alternative Fashion StrategiesBachelors degree
AnthropologyBachelors degree
Art and Design HistoryBachelors degree
Capitalism StudiesBachelors degree
Comics and Graphic NarrativeBachelors degree
Communication DesignBachelors degree
Contemporary MusicBachelors degree
Creative Arts & HealingBachelors degree
Creative CodingBachelors degree
Creative EntrepreneurshipBachelors degree
Creative Technologies for Performative PracticeBachelors degree
Culture and MediaBachelors degree
DanceBachelors degree
Data VisualizationBachelors degree
Design StudiesBachelors degree
Digital HumanitiesBachelors degree
Dramatic ArtsBachelors degree
EconomicsBachelors degree
Environmental StudiesBachelors degree
Ethnicity and RaceBachelors degree
Fashion CommunicationBachelors degree
Fashion StudiesBachelors degree
Film ProductionBachelors degree
Fine ArtsBachelors degree
Food StudiesBachelors degree
French StudiesBachelors degree
Gender StudiesBachelors degree
Hispanic StudiesBachelors degree
HistoryBachelors degree
Immersive StorytellingBachelors degree
Interdisciplinary ScienceBachelors degree
Japanese StudiesBachelors degree
Jewish CultureBachelors degree
Journalism and DesignBachelors degree
Literature Bachelors degree
Museum and Curatorial StudiesBachelors degree
Music CompositionBachelors degree
PhilosophyBachelors degree
PhotographyBachelors degree
PoliticsBachelors degree
Post-Genre Music: Performance and Creation Bachelors degree
PrintmakingBachelors degree
PsychologyBachelors degree
Religious StudiesBachelors degree
Screenwriting Bachelors degree
Social PracticeBachelors degree
SociologyBachelors degree
Sustainable CitiesBachelors degree
Temporary EnvironmentsBachelors degree
TheatreBachelors degree
Urban StudiesBachelors degree
Visual StudiesBachelors degree
WritingBachelors degree
This program is Residential.
| FULL-TIME | |
| TUITION | $ 60,240 |
| MANDATORY FEES | 1,581 |
| BOOKS & SUPPLIES | 1,400 |
| ON-CAMPUS ROOM & BOARD | 27,514 |
| OFF-CAMPUS ROOM & BOARD | 28,090 |
| OTHER | 2,728 |
| AID CATEGORY | AVG PER RECIPIENT | 1st YR RECIPIENTS |
| INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS3 | $19,647 | 100% |
| FEDERAL/NATIONAL GRANTS | 8,111 | 12% |
| STATE & LOCAL GRANTS | 3,681 | 27% |
| FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS | 18,607 | 27% |
AVERAGE AMOUNT RECEIVED PER RECIPIENT: $27,004
100% OF FULL-TIME FRESHMEN RECEIVED AID
* Most recent financial aid data available
Acceptance Rate = The percentage of students admitted out of applications received in a given year.
UNDERGRADUATE FTE1 = 5,361
UNDERGRADUATE
| FULL-TIME | 5,244 |
| PART-TIME | 298 |
NOTE 1: "Full-Time Equivalent" is the common way to measure the relative size of colleges. This adjusts for differences in the percentage of part-time students (or faculty). For example: one full-time student = 1 FTE; three half-time students = 1.5 FTE, etc.
| APPLICATION: | Required |
| ONLINE APPLICATION: | Required |
| APPLICATION FEES: | The application fee for U.S. domestic applicants and international transfer applicants is $50. The application fee for first-year international applicants is $75. The graduate student application fee is $50. (approximate) |
| HOME EXAM: | N/A |
| INTERVIEW: | Not Required |
| ESSAY: | Required |
| SAT / ACT: | Not Required |
| PORTFOLIO: | Required, depending on program |
| LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION: | Required |
| IELTS: | N/A Minimum score See https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/admission/ |
| TOEFL: | N/A Minimum score See https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/admission/ |
TRANSCRIPTS
| HIGH SCHOOL: | Required |
| COLLEGE: | Required |
FACULTY FTE1 = 465
| FULL-TIME | 181 |
| PART-TIME | 852 |
STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: FALL 2024
11.5 TO 1
FTE STUDENTS PER FTE FACULTY1
FRESHMAN RETENTION
| FALL 2022 FRESHMEN RETURNING IN FALL 2023 |
87% |
| FALL 2023 FRESHMEN RETURNING IN FALL 2024 |
89% |
SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATE
| FALL 2017 FRESHMEN GRADUATING WITHIN SIX YEARS |
82% |
| FALL 2018 FRESHMEN GRADUATING WITHIN SIX YEARS |
80% |
UNDERGRADUATE ETHNICITY
FALL 2024UNDERGRADUATE GENDER DISTRIBUTION
FALL 2024NEW STUDENT GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION2
FALL 2024Continuing Education
Summer and Pre-College Programs
Non-Credit Certificate Programs
Career Services
Internships
Joint Degree Programs
Study Abroad
NOTE 1: "Full-Time Equivalent" is the common way to measure the relative size of colleges. This adjusts for differences in the percentage of part-time students (or faculty). For example: one full-time student = 1 FTE; three half-time students = 1.5 FTE, etc. NOTE 2: Geographic distribution is reported for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. NOTE 3: Includes all institutional scholarships and grants, but does not include College Work Study or third party awards.