10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$324,544at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
The New School
⌖ New York, NY · 30 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$324,544 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
45.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−78%Modeled 10-year ROI
$54,042Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$58,741Average net price / year
$88,284Cost of attendance
$22,266Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$236/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$54,042Median earnings · year 5 after completion
69.4%Completion rate
63.5%Admission rate
6,563Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$26,730Year 1
$56,719Year 4
$54,042Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Doctoral Degree$128,5752Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management · Master's Degree$120,4713Computer Software and Media Applications · Master's Degree$113,3154Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$90,4105Public Policy Analysis · Master's Degree$89,7136Design and Applied Arts · Master's Degree$86,4737Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · Master's Degree$81,8328Sustainability Studies · Master's Degree$81,540Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Brooklyn, NY
Pratt Institute-Main
- Annual net price
- $52,659
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,597
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -68%
Vassar College
- Annual net price
- $39,343
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,396
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Marymount Manhattan College
- Annual net price
- $36,861
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,734
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Sarah Lawrence College
- Annual net price
- $41,437
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,787
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -106%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $128,575 | Not available |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | $120,471 | Not available |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | $113,315 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $90,410 | Not available |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $89,713 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | $86,473 | Not available |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Master's Degree | $81,832 | Not available |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | $81,540 | Not available |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $75,792 | $25,489 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $74,936 | $25,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Master's Degree | $73,507 | Not available |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Associate's Degree | $72,595 | Not available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | $70,655 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Master's Degree | $68,160 | Not available |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $67,958 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $66,896 | $21,211 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $64,018 | $22,375 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $62,976 | $26,750 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $56,838 | $26,000 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $53,917 | $22,792 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $51,836 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $51,394 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,489 | $23,241 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $48,557 | $25,829 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $42,798 | $25,000 |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | $42,674 | $23,750 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $39,248 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $38,181 | $26,000 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $32,930 | $24,000 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $26,925 | Not available |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.