Whether you're looking to kick off a new career or sharpen a specific set of skills, New York School of Interior Design expertly prepares interior designers for professional success.
Because of our strong professional focus, you'll have access to internships and designers with real-world experience—invaluable connections that will help you throughout your career. Financial aid is available for those who qualify.
2018-19 Tuition and Fees
Undergraduate Tuition
For Basic Interior Design, AAS, BFA, and BA programs, & Non-matriculated undergraduates
Tuition per credit: $1000
Enrollment deposit (nonrefundable, applied to tuition): $350
Graduate Tuition
MFA candidates pay annual tuition billed on a semester basis (fall and spring) & separately for summer.
MFA-1 candidates are required to take 506 Experiential Learning I (3 credits) in the first summer; and 606 Experiential Learning II (3 credits) in the second summer.
MFA-2 candidates have no required courses in the summer session
MPS candidates pay tuition per credit; part-time students will be billed for minimum of 6 credits per semester.
Tuition per fall & spring semester (MFA-1 , MFA-2): $16,950
Tuition per credit summer session (MFA -1, MFA -2): $1,130
Cost per credit for MFA-1 and MFA-2 students who exceed 30 credits in fall and spring semesters combined: $1,130
MFA-1 Workshop (required for some candidates, non-credit): $1,130
Tuition per credit (MPS programs): $1,130
Enrollment deposit (nonrefundable, applied to tuition): $500
Fees
Admission application fee: $60
Admission application fee for international students: $100
Registration/Technology fee (nonrefundable, fall & spring semesters): $327
Registration/Technology fee (nonrefundable, summer session): $285
Graduate Supplemental Fee (summer session): $85
Graduate Supplemental Fee (fall and spring semesters): $145
Student services fee (fall and spring semesters): $90
Replacement ID/Key fee: $25
Health Insurance fee: $1,626 (Spring 2019)
Late registration fee: $100
Drop fee: $50
Returned check fee: $35
Transcript fee: $10
Completion of program/ diploma fee: $60
Most courses require additional expenses for lab fees, textbooks, supplies, and museum admissions. Some undergraduate courses require supplemental fees (please see catalog). Supplemental Fees are used to support costs unique to individual courses including, but not limited to, the continuing need for modernization for instructional purposes, upgrades to instructional resources and curricular content, and adequate support to ensure the effective daily operation of the instructional studios and classrooms, both physical and virtual.
Each graduate student will be provided with a computer at their desk, the cost of which is included in tuition.
NYSID reserves the right to alter the tuition and fee schedule. Accepted students who choose to attend NYSID must pay a nonrefundable tuition deposit to secure their place in the program. All fees and tuition deposits are nonrefundable.

DELIQUENT ACCOUNTS: If a delinquent account is referred to a collection agency the student agrees to reimburse the College the fees of any collection agency, which may be based on a percentage at a maximum of 50% of the debt, and all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, the school incurs in such collection efforts.
The College offers a variety of financial aid programs, and Tuition Management Systems offer a plan under which students may arrange to finance tuition with monthly payments on a per-semester basis for a nominal fee.
Expenses
Typical expenses in addition to tuition and fees for the academic year (9 months) are estimated as follows based on full-time enrollment (12 or more credits).
Financial Aid Budgets
Dependent Student – On Campus | |
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Housing | $16,300 |
Living Expenses | $5,000 |
Transportation | $1,800 |
Books and Supplies | $1,600 |
Personal Expenses | $2,200 |
Dependent Student – Off Campus | |
Housing | $16,300 |
Living Expenses | $5,000 |
Transportation | $1,800 |
Books and Supplies | $1,600 |
Personal Expenses | $2,200 |
Dependent Student – With Parent | |
Housing | $8,000 |
Living Expenses | $5,000 |
Transportation | $1,800 |
Books and Supplies | $1,600 |
Personal Expenses | $2,200 |
Independent Student – On Campus | |
Housing | $16,300 |
Living Expenses | $5,000 |
Transportation | $1,800 |
Books and Supplies | $1,600 |
Personal Expenses | $3,200 |
Independent Student – Off Campus | |
Housing | $16,300 |
Living Expenses | $5,000 |
Transportation | $1,800 |
Books and Supplies | $1,600 |
Personal Expenses | $3,200 |
Independent Student – With Parent | |
Housing | $8,000 |
Living Expenses | $5,000 |
Transportation | $1,800 |
Books and Supplies | $1,600 |
Personal Expenses | $3,200 |