NEWSCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN W-12

1249 F St.
San Diego, CA 92101-6634
Tel: (619)235-4100
E-mail: nsa1249@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.newschoolarch.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and first professional degrees. Founded 1980. Setting: 1-acre urban campus. Research spending 2003-04: $20,000. Educational spending 2003-04: $10,620 per student. Total enrollment: 198. 2 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 4 students, 100% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 15% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 25% Hispanic, 0% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 65% 25 or older, 10% live on campus, 25% transferred in. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, early decision, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, interview. Recommended: recommendations. Required for some: portfolio. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 8/30 for nonresidents, 7/1 for early decision. Notification: continuous, continuous for nonresidents.

Costs Per Year:

Tuition: $16,035 full-time, $460 per unit part-time. Mandatory fees: $285 full-time, $90 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 1 open to all; 10% of eligible men and 10% of eligible women are members. Most popular organization: American Institute of Architects Student Chapter. Major annual events: National American Institute of Architects Convention, Sweatshirt Design Competition, Catalog Design Competition. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, controlled dormitory access. Option: coed housing available. Newschool of Arts Foundation Library with 7,500 books, 50 serials, and 250 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $40,000. 14 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.