Overview

The New School for Social Research / The New School for Social Research is located in New York, NY.

Departments & Programs

Department of Anthropology

Department of Economics

Department of Historical Studies

Department of Liberal Studies

Department of Philosophy

Department of Politics

Department of Psychology

Department of Sociology

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Philosophy (M Phil)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	136
Doctoral Degrees	48
Other Advanced Degrees	14

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some Capstone project for two Master's degrees
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required Externship for PhD Clinical Psych

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,008

Applied

695

Accepted

258

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	October 15th	October 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Letters of recommendation, writing sample, essays, official transcripts

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 92
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

789

Total Graduate Students

35%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.73%
Black or African American	3.93%
White or Caucasian	41%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.13%
Asian	5.45%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.03%
Unknown	4.06%

Gender

Male (42%)

Female (57%)

Faculty

118

Total faculty

Full-time - 109

Part-time - 9

Male (65)

Female (53)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Migration, capitalism studies, Heterodox economics, attachment theory of psychology, continental philosophy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	4,269,591

Location & Contact

Address 55 West 13th Street
New York, NY  10003
United States

Contact Dr. William Milberg
Dean, The New School for Social Research
Email: milbergw@newschool.edu
Phone: 212-229-5777

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