After The New School: graduation, pay and debt
New York, New York · Private · 6,563 undergrads
71% of The New School students finish within six years, the typical student earns $64,471 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,250 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$64.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
71%
finish within six years.
51%
finish in four years.
85%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
62%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
51%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
71%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
85%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
62%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
74%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,527
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
70%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
14%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,352
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
13%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,751
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$64,471
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
62%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,498
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,988
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
62%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%
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