New York School of Interior Design is a private, not-for-profit college in Manhattan devoted to the design of the interior environment.
New York School of Interior Design is a private, not-for-profit college devoted to the design of the interior environment. Its mission is to nurture design talent and foster creativity, curiosity and critical thinking, preparing students to improve the lives of people and communities through design. Listed values include Creativity, Curiosity, Excellence, Resilience, and Strategic Planning. The college is located at 170 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, in a metropolitan setting in Manhattan.
Architect Sherrill Whiton founded the school in 1916 as the New York School of Interior Decoration, opening it after home study students began visiting his professional office expecting to find a school. The New York State Board of Regents chartered the college in 1924. The name was changed to the New York School of Interior Design in 1951. The college settled into its current East 70th Street location in 1994, and in 2010 it opened its LEED-Platinum Graduate Center on Park Avenue South and 28th Street.
Enrollment is 573 students, including 440 undergraduate and 133 graduate students, with 110 total faculty members and a student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1. The college is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The interior design program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and the professional-level Master of Fine Arts (MFA1) is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).
Listed facilities include the NYSID Gallery, NYSID Graduate Center, Arthur King Satz Auditorium, NYSID Green Design Group green rooftop, NYSID Archives and Special Collections, and NYSID Counseling Center. The LEED-Platinum Graduate Center houses faculty, staff and more than 150 graduate students.
Undergraduate applicants apply with a portfolio for the AAS or BFA, while the Basic Interior Design certificate is available without a portfolio. Graduate MFA1 applicants may submit a portfolio, which is optional, and a workshop option is offered. Graduate MFA2 and MPS programs are also available. The college is test-optional for SAT/ACT.