Parsons

Parsons is part of 'The New School'. In fact, the full name is 'Parsons The New School of Design'. It's the largest of 8 schools that fall under The New School heading. Eugene Lang The New School For Liberal Arts is another as are 2 music schools, a drama school, a General Studies college predominently for adults and 2 that are mainly post-graduate options.

Students from VVille often look at Parsons for their many and varied art majors including Architecture and Fashion Merchandising as well as the more traditional visual arts type programs. Donna Karan went here.

This is a completely urban campus in the heart of NYC near Greenwich Village. Nearly 10,000 students attend New School colleges, with almost 40% coming from foreign countries. It is a commuter school but does have dorms that house nearly 1000 freshmen and 3 new dorms are scheduled to open next year. Like most art schools, there are far more girls than boys (nearly 3:1).

Costs vary by program, but one can expect a total bill in excess of $50,000 per year.