New York Academy of Art
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- New York, New York
- Website
- nyaa.edu
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- New York, about 5 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), about 9 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Paul Provost (President)
- Phone
- 2129660300
- Address
- 111 Franklin St, New York, NY 10013-2911
School and Program Rankings
U.S. News school and program rankings · Click a school to see its programs, and a program for its full ranking
Graduate Rankings · 2026 edition
Ranks in blue are top 10 · ▲▼ change from the previous edition · “—” means no overall ranking for that school · Medical schools are ranked in tiers since the 2025 edition
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
Popular graduate programs
- Painting · Master's44 (36% international)
- Drawing · Master's4 (0% international)
- Sculpture · Master's3 (33% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Master |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing. | $29,380 | |
| Sculpture. | $29,380 |
Students
106 students in 2025
- Graduate students 106
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
40 in 2025 · 32.8% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$8.2M
Expenses$9.0M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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New York UniversityNew York · 0.9 mi
U.S. News #31
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Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken · 2.1 mi
U.S. News #59
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York · 6.6 mi
U.S. News #12
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Barnard CollegeNew York · 6.7 mi
Liberal Arts #19
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Rutgers University-NewarkNewark · 9.0 mi
U.S. News #73
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Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick · 27.6 mi
U.S. News #44
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton · 42.8 mi
U.S. News #2
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The United States Military Academy at West PointWest Point · 46.4 mi
Liberal Arts #9
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Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook · 48.3 mi
U.S. News #59
Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of New York Academy of Art include Maria Farmer (Visual artist who first reported Epstein to FBI), Levan Songulashvili (Georgian-born visual artist and painter) and Will Cotton (American painter).
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Maria Farmer 1970–
Visual artist who first reported Epstein to FBI
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Levan Songulashvili 1991–
Georgian-born visual artist and painter
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Will Cotton 1965–
American painter
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Ololade Ebong
Nigerian film director, producer and cinematographer
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Talle Bamazi
Togolese-born painter and curator
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Alyssa Monks 1977–
Painter known for large oil figure paintings
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Graydon Parrish 1970–
Realist painter based in Austin, Texas
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Dina Brodsky 1981–
Realist miniaturist painter and curator
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Shehzad Sheikh 1982–
Pakistani television and film actor
More alumni (7, by field)
Arts and media
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Joseph Menna 1970–
Sculptor and Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint
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Aleah Chapin 1986–
American painter known for portraits of the human form
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Patricia Watwood 1971–
Figurative painter based in Brooklyn
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Hayley Taylor 1977–
Singer-songwriter, painter and actress
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Irene Ferguson 1970–
New Zealand portrait painter
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George Landow 1944–2011
Experimental filmmaker, painter and photographer
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Richard T. Scott 1980–
Renaissance-style painter and writer
From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.