The MFA program had 125 candidates enrolled for Fall 2011. The community of students represents a wide range of art interests, nationalities, ages and backgrounds. Each student works in an individual studio located in the MFA Building on West 41st Street.

A number of student initiated groups are important additions that supplement the formal MFA Program, including MFASO, The Photography Collective, ACE Curatorial Collective (MFA and MA students), and The Digital Media Collective.

Fifteen MFA students graduated in Fall 2011:

Amanda Valdez / Bowen Cain / Emily Stoddart / Ira Eduardovna / Jay Gaskill / John Alex Gonzalez / Jonathan Elliott / Martin Roth / Matteo Callegari / Mike Kenney / Oasa DuVerney / Summer McCorkle / Takako Oishi / Tim Donald Webster / Yoshiaki Mochizuki