• The Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) plays a vital role in supporting the university's commitment to student health and well-being. For the 2025–2026 academic year, The New School will continue to partner with Aetna Student Health (ASH) to provide student health insurance coverage.

    The SHIP is available to:

    • Degree students (including online-only students)
    • Visiting and mobility (study abroad) students
    • Maintenance-of-status students
    • ESL+ certificate students
    • Graduate credit certificate students
    • Undergraduate and graduate non-matriculating students enrolled in credit-bearing courses 

    Students enrolled in Continuing and Professional Education are not eligible for the SHIP and are not charged for the plan.

    How Student Health Insurance Works

    • All students must have health insurance that provides comprehensive coverage where they are located. Insurance can be U.S.-based or international; it does not need to be ACA-compliant. 
    • All eligible students are charged for student health insurance automatically upon registration but must submit an enrollment form to be enrolled in the SHIP.
    • We recommend submitting the enrollment form at least two weeks before the date coverage begins, to ensure that your member ID card is available when coverage begins.
    • Coverage continues automatically in the spring semester, provided you are registered for spring classes. Delays with spring registration can delay spring health insurance enrollment.
    • Students with their own health insurance coverage must submit a waiver form if they do not wish to be enrolled in the SHIP.
    • The fall 2025 waiver deadline was September 30, 2025 (extended from September 9).
    • Students need to submit a waiver form once every academic year. Waivers submitted in the fall apply to both the fall and the spring semesters.
    • If no action is taken, students are enrolled by default in the SHIP after the waiver deadline and are responsible for the health insurance fee.

    2025–2026 Health Insurance Plan

    • The annual premium is $4,310, which is divided into two payments:
      • Fall 2025 premium: $1,748 (coverage period August 20, 2025, through January 14, 2026).
      • Spring 2026 premium: $2,562 (coverage period January 15 through August 19, 2026).
    • Health insurance provider: Aetna Student Health, which administers the insurance plan and pays the claims.
    • Plan type: Aetna Open Choice PPO.
    • Broker: University Health Plans, which handles enrollment and waivers, including dependent and OPT enrollment. 
    • Health insurance card: View or print on the Aetna Student Health website.
    • Dental and vision benefits are included for all enrolled students. 

    Medical benefits:

    Dental benefits:

    Vision benefits:


  • Contact Us

    Student Health Services (SHS)
    80 Fifth Avenue, 3rd floor
    New York, NY 10011
    [email protected]
    212.229.1671

    Office Hours
    Monday–Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
    Friday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
    Closed daily from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
    Closed on university holidays

    Student Health Insurance
    [email protected]

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
    988

    Trevor Project Lifeline (LGBTQ-focused)
    866.488.7386

    LIFENET Hotline
    English: 800.543.3638
    Spanish: 877.298.3373
    Mandarin, Cantonese, and Korean dialects: 877.990.8585

    Limited same-day medical appointments are available.

    Telehealth counseling sessions are available after 5:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday.

    Students living outside of the United States should use emergency and after-hours services in their local communities.

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