Parsons The New School For Design
School info
3.4
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.4
Food
2.9
Clubs
2.5
Facilities
3.5
Internet
3.7
Location
4.4
Opportunities
4
Safety
3.8
Social
2.6
Happiness
3.6
Basic Information
Location
- New York, NY
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private Art and Design School
- Established: 1896; 128 years ago (1896)
- Founder: William Merritt Chase, Frank Alvah Parsons
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over thirty
Key Area
- Art & Design
- Building Technologies
- Design/Build
- History | Theory | Criticism
- Materials and Construction
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 5,755
- Undergraduates: 4,604
- Postgraduates: 1,151
- Academic Staff: 1,400
Notable Alumni
- Marc Jacobs
- Donna Karan
- Anna Sui
- Tom Ford
- Bella Hadid
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Good reviews
Overall 4.8
A freshan in Design&Tech program. Every day at Parsons has been a great day of study! I have grown in every aspect. Busy but fun.
Overall 4.7
Awesome school with incredible opportunities.
Overall 4.5
Incredible school!
Overall 4.5
amazin school
Overall 4.5
None.
Overall 4.5
Best art & design school in the world
Overall 4.5
Not Specified.
Overall 4.4
Parsons is the school for you if you plan on being successful in life.
Overall 4.3
YAY PARSONS
Overall 4.2
For the first year Parsons has beat out RISD for the number 3 art school worldwide. The university is forward thinking, open to change, and committed to its student's wellbeing. The class sizes are very small and most teachers are working professionals so you get a lot of one-on-one attention. In addition, it's 40% international, which is great.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
Not the school it once was. Most of the instructors who were good at their jobs left. The ones who are left should not be teaching. Very expensive. Go to FIT
Overall 1.3
this school is a joke. most all the students are vapid rich kid idiots who go here because their parents pay full tuition. The school is greedy and crowds as many kids into a class as possible. horrible, inadequate facilities
Overall 1.6
The AAS Program for Interior Design is truly not worth the time or money. They acknowledge that students come from different backgrounds and yet they don't teach the basic skills needed to to become successful. I'm seriously underwhelmed by the resources available for me to succeed, and now considering to transfer to Pratt.