NEW SCHOOL BACHELOR OF ARTS, NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY Z-7

66 West 12th St.
New York, NY 10011-8603
Tel: (212)229-5600; Admissions: (212)229-5630; Fax: (212)645-0661; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.nsu.newschool.edu/

Description: Independent, upper-level, coed. Part of New School University. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1919. Setting: urban campus. Endowment: $114.9 million. Research spending 2002-03: $6.4 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $8218 per student. Total enrollment: 1,809. Faculty: 515 (1 full-time, 514 part-time). 8 applied, 63% were admitted. Full-time: 301 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 688 students, 65% women, 35% men. Students come from 28 states and territories, 25 other countries, 20% from out-of-state, 0.5% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 13% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 72% 25 or older, 18% transferred in. Retention: 100% of 2003 full-time entering class returned. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: liberal arts/general studies. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $27,064 includes full-time tuition ($15,744), mandatory fees ($510), and college room and board ($10,810). College room only: $8100. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $656 per credit.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Most popular organizations: university committees, B.A. program committees, student advisory committees, publications. Major annual events: Block Party, University Convocation, New Student Orientation. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, controlled dormitory access, trained security personnel in central buildings. 948 college housing spaces available. Option: coed housing available. Raymond Fogelman Library plus 2 others with 368,890 books, 20,972 microform titles, 1,155 serials, and 433,123 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2002-03: $2.8 million. 705 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.