Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - Below AverageSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Very Good

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Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater is a private not-for-profit school with 65 students enrolled. This college was founded in 1928 and is one of the 60 schools and colleges located in New York City, New York.

Academic Offerings

At Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater you can receive your 2-year certificate.

Majors
Offered
1
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater follows a semester-based curriculum calendar system and offers one major: Other Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. Read the details about Curriculum offered at this college and see the program Rating.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. However, if you anticipate to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater is very low at 44% (way below New York average). Considering this statistic, it seems that students do not seem to enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
44%
Bad
The graduation rate at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater is great: 90%. About 54% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater is very good -- 7:1.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition costs are fairly high, about $17,600 per academic year. The additional fees at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater not covered by tuition are nearly $500; which comes to $18,100 annually.

Read the details about Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
72%
As reported in recent government data, 18 applications were submitted and 13 were accepted, so it is relatively easy to be accepted at this school.

The undergraduate application fee at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater is $75.00.

To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (212) 688-3770.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
At this moment there is no on-campus housing at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater.

Based on the college crime numbers, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater appears to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater Location and Address

Postal Address:
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater
340 E 54th Street
New York City, New York
10022-5017, USA
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