The New School

The New School is a progressive private university in New York City, founded in 1919. It offers more than 135 degree and diploma programs across design, liberal arts, performing arts and social research, enrolling over 9,000 students drawn from more than 100 countries. Instruction and research are organized around four main colleges: Parsons School of Design, Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, the College of Performing Arts and The New School for Social Research, alongside a wider portfolio of degree and diploma offerings.

Beyond its colleges, the university supports 34 academic centers and institutes engaged in research and creative practice addressing pressing world problems. The institution's work is interdisciplinary in character, spanning design education, liberal arts, performing arts, social research, and progressive approaches to teaching and learning.

Founded by progressive intellectuals, The New School describes its ethos in terms of fearless inquiry and challenging convention, with a stated commitment to applying knowledge to create positive social change. Its community of scholars, artists and designers works across schools and disciplines, with an emphasis on preparing students to shape a rapidly changing society.