After Newschool of Architecture and Design: graduation, pay and debt
San Diego, California · For-profit · 182 undergrads
51% of Newschool of Architecture and Design students finish within six years, the typical student earns $75,045 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $30,332 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$75k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
51%
finish within six years.
7.5%
finish in four years.
63%
of first-years come back for year two.
$30.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
48%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
7.5%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
51%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
63%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
53
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
56%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
0%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
57
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$62,003
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$75,045
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$30,332
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$23,618
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$28,656
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
48%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
49%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers