Newschool of Architecture and Design
San Diego, California · Website
$68,891
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$68,891
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Newschool of Architecture and Design is a for-profit 4-year college in San Diego, California with 182 undergraduates and 90 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $52,570 a year (tuition and fees $30,291). It admits 100% of applicants and 62% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $68,891 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $31,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$52,570
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$30,291
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
62%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$31,000
About $329 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$68,891
Rank 406 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $52,570
- Tuition and fees
- $30,291
- Cost of attendance
- $62,004
- Students with a need-based grant
- 52%
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $47,379
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $60,356
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $26,463 in 2015-16 to $30,291 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 182
- Graduate students
- 90
- Part-time students
- 21%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 62%
- Retention rate
- 63%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 10
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 406 of 5,094 US colleges and 66 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $52,570 | $20,161 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $30,291 | $8,086 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 76% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 62% | 64% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 63% | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $31,000 | $11,537 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $57,073 | $36,048 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $68,891 | $41,472 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 48% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
10 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,074 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $77,466 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $32,000 | $37,132 | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Construction ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | $36,584 | $61,030 | $99,373 | $112,166 |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Construction ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | $101,676 | $95,124 |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | $74,587 | $66,914 |
| ArchitectureMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $74,139 |
| ArchitectureProfessional | Professional | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $74,323 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyProfessional | Professional | - | $114,498 | $56,119 | $71,965 | $72,699 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Newschool of Architecture and Design cost?
$52,570 a year is the average net price at Newschool of Architecture and Design after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $30,291, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $62,004. Families earning under $30,000 pay $47,379 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Newschool of Architecture and Design?
100% of applicants are admitted to Newschool of Architecture and Design. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Newschool of Architecture and Design graduates earn?
$68,891 a year is the median pay of former Newschool of Architecture and Design students who work, 10 years after they started ($57,073 after 6 years). That ranks 406 of 5,094 US colleges and 66 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Construction Management (Master's) at $61,030.
How much student debt do Newschool of Architecture and Design graduates have?
$31,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Newschool of Architecture and Design graduates, about $329 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 54% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Newschool of Architecture and Design?
62% of first-time, full-time students at Newschool of Architecture and Design finish within 6 years. 63% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Newschool of Architecture and Design?
Architectural Sciences and Technology (45 bachelor's graduates), Architectural Sciences and Technology (23 master's graduates), Design and Applied Arts (9 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 10 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.