Tuition & Fees

For students enrolling in any of The New School's ESL certificate programs, tuition is charged per course and varies by semester. ESL certificate students take four courses per academic term, for a total of 206 hours of instruction.

Fall 2026 & Spring 2027

Course Price
Grammar $2,075
Academic Writing $2,075
Listening and Speaking $1,540
Reading $1,540
Total $7,230

Music Courses

Course Price
Biweekly private lessons (7 lessons) $1,820
Weekly private lessons (14 lessons) $3,645

University Fees

Fee Price
University Service Fee (for printing, tutoring, and libraries) $696
Student Senate Fee (funds student events and initiatives) $9
Registration Fee $45
Health Insurance Fee
(waivable for students with alternative qualifying insurance)		 $4,859 (per year)
$1,970 (fall semester)
$2,889 (spring semester)
Total Fees $750 + Health Insurance Fees

Summer 2026

Course Price
Grammar $2,005
Academic Writing $2,005
Listening and Speaking $1,490
Reading $1,490
Total $6,990

University Fees

Fee Price
University Service Fee (for printing, tutoring, and libraries) $255
Registration Fee $45
Total $300

Contact Us

English Language Studies Center
66 West 12th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
212.229.5372
elsc@newschool.edu

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