Parsons School of Design Fact Sheet
Date Founded
1896
Degree Programs
Architectural Design (BFA)
Architecture (MArch)
Architecture (MArch) / Lighting Design (MFA)
Communication Design (BFA)
Communication Design (MPS)
Data Visualization (MS)
Design and Technology (BFA, MFA)
Design and Urban Ecologies (MS)
Design Studies (MA)
Fashion Design (AAS, BFA)
Fashion Design and Society (MFA)
Fashion Marketing (AAS)
Fashion Studies (MA)
Fine Arts (BFA, MFA)
Graphic Design (AAS)
History of Design and Curatorial Studies (MA)
Illustration (BFA)
Industrial Design (MFA)
Integrated Design (BFA)
Interior Design (AAS, BFA, MFA)
Lighting Design (MFA)
Photography (BFA, MFA)
Product Design (BFA)
Strategic Design and Management (BBA, MS)
MFA Textiles (MA)
Theories of Urban Practice (MA)
Transdisciplinary Design (MFA)
Urban Design (BS)
Academic Leadership
Joel Towers, Executive Dean
Burak Cakmak, Dean of the School of Fashion
Anne Gaines, Dean of the School of Art, Media and Technology
Sarah E. Lawrence, Dean of the School of Art and Design History and Theory
Robert Kirkbride, Dean of the School of Constructed Environments
Jane Pirone Dean of the School of Design Strategies
Student Population
5,123 (4,204 Undergraduate and 919 Graduate)
Student Demographic Information
46% international; 64% from out of New York State, 28% in state
Faculty Population
Full-time: 160; Part-time: 1200
Notable Faculty
Donald Albrecht, Curator; Anthony Aziz, Artist and Photographer (Aziz and Cucher); Paul Carlos, Communication Designer (Pure + Applied); Rama Chorpash, Product Designer; Cecilia Dean, Founding Partner and Editor, Visionaire; Clive Dilnot, Design Scholar, Critic and Theorist; Shelley Fox, Fashion Designer and Researcher; Coco Fusco, Artist; Gabi Asfour, Fashion Designer; Andrea Geyer, Artist; Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic; Steven Guarnaccia, Illustrator; Jamer Hunt, Transdisciplinary Designer; Ben Katchor, Illustrator; David Lewis, Architect Updated October 2015 Marketing and Communication 79 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 212.229.5667 newschool.edu (Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis); Colleen Macklin, Game Designer and Educator; Bruce Nussbaum, Design and Innovation Writer and Critic; George Pitts, Photography Director; Anna Rabinowicz, Product Designer; Andrea Ruggiero, Product Designer; Lucille Tenazas, Communication Designer; Linnaea Tillett, Lighting Designer; Brian Tolle, Installation Artist; Allan Wexler, Artist and Architect; Susan Yelavich, Design Scholar, Writer and Curator.
Notable Alumni
Sheila Bridges ‘94, Interior Designer; Mario Buatta ‘61, Interior designer; Peter de Seve, Illustrator; Tom Ford ’86, Fashion Designer and Film Director; Albert Hadley ’49, Interior Designer; Victoria Hagan ‘94, Interior Designer; Lazaro Hernandez ’02, Fashion Designer (Co-Founder, Proenza Schouler); Edward Hopper, Artist; Marc Jacobs ’84, Fashion Designer; Jasper Johns, Artist; Donna Karan ’87, Fashion Designer; Alex Lee, Product Designer (OXO); Zach Lieberman, Open Frameworks Co-Developer; Jack McCollough ’02 Fashion Designer (Co-Founder, Proenza Schouler); Ryan McGinley ‘15, Photographer; Steven Meisel, Photographer; Isaac Mizrahi ’82, Fashion Designer; Igor Pusenjak ’00, App Designer; Evan Roth, New Media Artist (Co-Founder, Graffiti Research Lab); Joel Schumacher ’65, Filmmaker; Anna Sui, Fashion Designer; Evan Spiridellis ’96, Animator (Co-Founder, JibJab); Theo Watson, New Media Artist, Designer (Co-Developer, Open Frameworks); Alina Roytberg ’84, (Co-Founder, Fresh); Tracy Reese, fashion designer. External Partners Coach, Tag Heuer, Poltrona Frau, Red Cross, Riedel, Target, Sierra Club, Microsoft, Daimler Chrysler, 3M, LVMH, Open Society Foundations, Care International, NYC Parks & Recreation; NYC Economic Development Corporation; and others.