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The New School
  • 4 Year
  • NEW YORK, NY
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The New School
#26 in Best Colleges for Design in America
  • B minus
    Overall Grade
  • 4 Year
  • NEW YORK, NY
  • 646 reviews
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    The New School Campus Life

    Housing

    Dorms
    C minus
    Based on housing cost, capacity, student reviews and additional factors.
    On-Campus Housing Available
    Yes
    Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
    No
    Freshmen Live On-Campus
    78%
    Undergrads in College Housing
    Average Housing Cost
    $15,000 / year
    Poll
    41%
    of students say overall dorm quality is great. 158 responses
    Poll
    41%
    of students say the dorms' social atmosphere is great. 51 responses
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    Food

    Campus Food
    B minus
    Based on meal plan cost and student reviews on the food.
    Meal Plan Available
    Yes
    Average Meal Plan Cost
    $6,400 / year
    Poll
    What are the best food options on campus?
    Based on 50 responses
    • Food Trucks, Whole Foods, Union Square Greenmarket
      26%
    • Pizza, Sushi, Burgers and Fries, Soups, and Steak
      18%
    • Organic
      16%
    • Pizza, Grass-fed Beef Burgers, Sweets, Juice
      14%
    • New York has everything you want to eat.
      12%
    • Dollar Pizza
      10%
    • Taco Bell
      4%
    53%
    of students highly rate the dining facilities. 43 responses

    Campus Quality

    Campus
    B minus
    Based on quality of housing, food services, student reviews, and additional factors.
    Student Life
    B+
    Based on campus diversity, social scene, student reviews, and additional factors.
    Poll
    What is your overall opinion of your school and the campus community?
    Based on 37 responses
    • I love everything about my school and have a lot of campus pride.
      27%
    • I like mostly everything about my school, but there are some things I wish were different.
      49%
    • The school community is okay-we're all just here for an education, nothing more.
      14%
    • I hate my school and have no school spirit.
      11%

    Safety

    Safety
    A minus
    Based on crimes on campus, local area crime rates, and student reviews.
    Poll
    100%
    of students say they feel extremely safe and secure on campus. 36 responses
    Poll
    How does peer pressure affect students' use of drugs and alcohol?
    Based on 26 responses
    • You can have a great social life without drugs or alcohol.
      42%
    • Most people partake in some form, but no one treats you differently if you don't.
      54%
    • If you don't partake, you're left out.
      4%
    Poll
    How visible are the campus police on campus?
    Based on 28 responses
    • Extremely present and willing to assist students.
      29%
    • There if you need them but not overbearing.
      32%
    • Just there to bust up parties or give out parking tickets.
      4%
    • Not very visible.
      18%
    • We have campus police?
      18%

    Sports

    Poll
    How popular are varsity sports on campus?
    Based on 53 responses
    • Varsity sports are a big part of campus life.
      2%
    • Varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.
      9%
    • No one pays attention to varsity sports.
      89%
    Men's Varsity Sports
    Women's Varsity Sports

    Clubs & Activities

    Clubs Offered
    Music
    Poll
    What are your favorite campus events or traditions?
    Based on 9 responses
    • The lectures and panels in all disciplines.
      100%
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    Party Scene

    Party Scene
    A minus
    Based on access to bars and student reviews on the party scene.
    Poll
    What is the party scene like on campus?
    Based on 36 responses
    • Tons of raging parties almost any night of the week.
      6%
    • Lots of options Wednesday-Saturday.
      31%
    • Some decent frat/house parties, weekends only.
      6%
    • Good parties are few and far between.
      22%
    • Parties? What parties?
      36%
    Poll
    What is the biggest social event of the year?
    Based on 14 responses
    • Something in Brooklyn
      29%
    • It's NYC. Go find a party.
      21%
    • Frosh Week
      14%
    • Graduation
      14%
    • Halloween
      7%
    • Literally nothing
      7%
    • Welcome back Street Fair/Block Party
      7%

    Greek Life

    Men in Fraternities
    Women in Sororities
    88%
    of students say they don't have Greek life. 50 responses
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