FACTS AT A GLANCE

  • Fall Semester 2009 >
    Student Body
    Undergraduate students 6,706
    Graduate students 3,554
    Total degree students 10,260
       
    Continuing education students 3,541
    Total of all students 13,801

     

    Online Students 1,763
       
    International students (in degree programs) 2,284
    Number of countries represented 101
    Number of states represented 50

    (in addition to Washington, DC, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)

    Areas of Study, Fall 2009
    Design1 4,741 46.2%
    Liberal arts and professional2 4,729 46.1%
    Performing arts3 790 7.7%
    Total 10,260  
    1. 1- Includes programs at Parsons The New School for Design.
    2. 2- Includes programs at The New School for Social Research, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, The New School for General Studies, and Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy.
    3. 3- Includes programs at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, Mannes College The New School for Music, and The New School for Drama.
    Faculty
    Full-time* 372
    Part-time* 1,713
    Total 2,085

    *As of November 2009.

    Employees
    Full-time 1,282

  • Degrees Awarded >

    (between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009)

    Associate’s 410
    Bachelor’s 1,118
    Master’s 957
    PhD 57
    Diplomas and certificates 126
    Total 2,668

  • Financial Aid >

    (for 2008–2009)

    Financial aid awarded $161 million awarded to 7,750 degree students
       
    Federal $78,450,098
    Institutional $60,722,324
    State $1,925,942
    Other sources $19,853,997

  • Degree Programs >
    Associate’s 4
    Bachelor’s 31
    Master’s 36
    Diplomas and advanced certificates 9
    PhD 8

  • Research Centers and Policy Institutes >
    • Bernard Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA)
    • Center for Attachment Research
    • Center for New York City Affairs
    • Center for Transformative Media
    • Community Development Finance Project
    • Hannah Arendt Center
    • Husserl Archives
    • India China Institute
    • Institute for Retired Professionals
    • Institute for Urban Education
    • International Center for Migration, Ethnicity, and Citizenship
    • Janey Program in Latin American Studies
    • Observatory on Latin America (OLA)
    • Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM)
    • PETLab
    • Sandor Ferenczi Center
    • Tishman Environment and Design Center
    • Transregional Center for Democratic Studies (TCDS)
    • Vera List Center for Art and Politics

  • Libraries and Archives >
    • Adam and Sophie Gimbel Art and Design Library
    • Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Archives Center for Parsons The New School for Design
    • Digital Library Programs
    • Harry Scherman Music Library
    • Raymond Fogelman Library for Social Sciences and Humanities

  • Endowment >
    June 2006 $199 million
    June 2007 $232 million
    June 2008 $214 million
    June 2009 $176 million

  • Operating Budget >
    2007–2008 $253 million
    2008–2009 $262 million (as of October 2008)
    2009–2010 $279 million (as of October 2009)

  • Art Collection >
    As of September 2009 1,792 objects

  • Physical Facilities >
      2008 2009
    Square feet of residential space owned 138,485 138,485
    Square feet of nonresidential space owned 759,403 759,403
    Square feet of residential space leased 362,597 231,597
    Square feet of nonresidential space leased 215,856 228,256
    Total 1,476,341 1,357,741

  • Board of Trustees >
    Regular members 51
    Life members 2

  • Board of Governors >
    Regular members 137
    Honorary and artist members 15