Parsons School of Design enables students to develop the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in and contribute to our rapidly changing society. Students collaborate with peers throughout The New School, industry partners, and communities around the world and in New York City, a global center of art, design, and business.
art and design school in the United States (QS World University Rankings 2025)
of Parsons students received institutional financial aid (2024-2025)
students in undergraduate and graduate degree programs
Student-to-faculty ratio
Forbes "30 Under 30" winners since the list's inception in 2011
equipment stations, labs, shops, and studios
New York City has no equal. A dynamic center of future-facing people, creativity, and industry, it feeds your growth as a developing artist or designer. And as a student in the center of Greenwich Village, you’re part of a diverse community with deep roots in free thinking, activism, and innovation.
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Knowing that the American contemporary art scene was born here in Greenwich Village inspires me daily. Two blocks from my classroom are provocative Keith Haring murals from the 1980s, which remind me that art has long been an agent of change in the city.Miguel, Student, BFA Communication Design
I have so many friends now from all over the world; you form a tight-knit community when you're working intensely on group design projects with people of different backgrounds and perspectives. These are friends for life.Regina, Student, BFA Integrated Design
Getting my work seen by people who are looking to support new designers in emerging fields is one of the main reasons I came to Parsons. New York City may be full of opportunity, but you have real access to opportunities when you're at this school.Yasmin, Student, MFA Fashion Design and Society
Knowing that the American contemporary art scene was born here in Greenwich Village inspires me daily. Two blocks from my classroom are provocative Keith Haring murals from the 1980s, which remind me that art has long been an agent of change in the city.Miguel, Student, BFA Communication Design
I have so many friends now from all over the world; you form a tight-knit community when you're working intensely on group design projects with people of different backgrounds and perspectives. These are friends for life.Regina, Student, BFA Integrated Design
Getting my work seen by people who are looking to support new designers in emerging fields is one of the main reasons I came to Parsons. New York City may be full of opportunity, but you have real access to opportunities when you're at this school.Yasmin, Student, MFA Fashion Design and Society
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
