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State Authorization

NewSchool is licensed to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE): 2023 Annual Report

2023-24 Program Factsheets

2022-23 Program Factsheets

Diversity, Graduation Rates, & Financial Aid

Student Body Enrollment and Diversity

Fall 2022-2023: 280 (213 Undergraduate, 67 Graduate)

Gender

Female 40.36%
Male 57.86%
Not specified 1.79%

Ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native 3.21%

Asian 17.14%

Black or African American 12.14%

Hispanic 15.71%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.71%

Nonresident Alien 3.93%

Not Specified 10.00%

Two or more races 6.43%

White 30.71%

Undergraduate Retention Rate

First-time students who are seeking bachelor’s degrees who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall.

New, first-time freshman retention (Fall 2022- Fall 2023): 50%

Undergraduate Graduation Information

NewSchool’s undergraduate programs vary in length from 4 to 5 years. When reporting a 150% graduation rate for a 5-year program, the Fall 2019 cohort is the most current cohort to report, based on 150% of the normal time to completion for the program.

Overall graduation rates for students who began studies in the Fall 2019: 56%.

Overall transfer-out rate for students who began studies in the Fall of 2019: 6%

Student Financial Aid

Undergraduate Pell Grant recipients: 36%

Full-time, first-time students receiving any financial aid: 64%

Job Placement (2024)

Total graduates available for employment: 87*

Institutional Placement Rate – 90.8 %** (79/87 placed)

By Academic Program

Bachelor of Architecture: 21 out of 25 placed = 84 %
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture: 1 out of 2 placed = 50%
Bachelor of Interior Architecture & Design: 6 out of 6 placed = 100 %
Bachelor of Arts in Product Design: 5 out of 5 placed = 100 %
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management: 9 out of 9 placed = 100 %
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design & Interactive Media: 2 out of 2 placed = 100 %
Master of Architecture 4+2 (IPAL): 1 out of 1 placed = 100%
Master of Architecture 4+3: 4 out of 5 placed = 80%
Master of Architecture 4+3 (IPAL): 3 out of 3 placed = 100%
Master of Architectural Studies: 0 placed out of 1 = 0%
Master of Science in Architecture: 1 out of 1 placed = 100 %
Master of Construction Management: 24 out of 24 placed = 100 %

*“Graduates available for employment” indicates the number of graduates minus the number of graduates unavailable for employment. “Graduates unavailable for employment” means graduates who, after graduation, are called to active military duty, are international students that leave the United States or do not have a visa allowing employment in the United States, are continuing their education in an accredited or bureau-approved postsecondary institution, become incarcerated, die, or are temporarily unavailable for employment due to pregnancy, family caregiving responsibilities, or a documented medical condition..

**Placement rate is calculated by dividing the number of graduates gainfully employed within six months of graduation by the number of graduates available for employment.

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Last updated June 2025

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