• 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 2024 & Spring 2025

    ESL CoursesPrice
    Grammar$1,930
    Academic Writing$1,930
    Listening and Speaking$1,435
    Reading$1,435
    Total Tuition$6,730
    Fees
    University Service Fee (for printing, tutoring, and libraries)
    $650
    Student Senate Fee (funds student events and initiatives)
    $8
    Registration Fee$40
    Health Insurance Fee (waivable for students with alternative qualifying insurance)

    $4,343 (annual)

    $1,761 (fall: August 20, 2024–January 14, 2025)

    $2,582 (spring: January 15–August 19, 2025)

    Total Fee$698 + health insurance fees

    Summer 2024

    ESL ClassesPrice
    Grammar$1,850
    Academic Writing$1,850
    Listening and Speaking$1,375
    Reading$1,375
    Total Tuition$6,450
    Fees
    University Service Fee (for printing, tutoring, and libraries)
    $225
    Registration Fee$40
    Total Fees$265

    Additional Courses for Design Students

    We offer short practical workshops at no additional cost on topics such as preparing your application to Parsons, the vocabulary of fashion and design, and how to succeed at Parsons.

  • 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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Undergraduates

To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

Undergraduate Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

Graduates

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

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