Accreditation

The New School is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE, 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #16, Wilmington, DE 19801). MSCHE is an institutional accreditor and federally recognized body. The New School has been accredited by MSCHE since 1960. The New School is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the commission), msche.org. The New School’s accreditation status is Non-Compliance Warning. The commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on November 21, 2024, was to warn the institution. MSCHE is authorized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education, including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The commission’s geographical area of accrediting activities is the entire United States.

Parsons Paris is a registered branch campus of The New School and is accredited by MSCHE. In addition, Parsons Paris has the authorization of the French Ministry of Education to operate in France.

The appropriate professional educational agency or board accredits professional curricula at The New School. Accrediting agencies of individual programs are listed below:

• The BBA in Design and Management is registered as a Bachelor of Business Administration through NYSED and is listed as a Bachelor of Business Administration in Design and Management by The New School.
• The master’s program in architecture has been accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board since 1994.
• The doctoral clinical psychology program has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association since 1981.
• The master’s program in public and urban policy has been accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, formerly the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, since 1988.