Police are investigating after swastikas were found on four dormitory doors at the New School.
The father of a Jewish student, whose door was one of those desecrated, first reported the Nazi symbols.
He says his daughter has three roommates, including another who is Jewish and one who is Latina.
The symbols were scrubbed off by security.
We spoke with three of the students who discovered their door vandalized early yesterday.
They say they're shocked and scared.
"It just shows that this can happen anywhere," said one student. "Hatred is rampant. Anyone can be a victim of it."
"I think more than anything it felt very violating and personal because it happened in a space where we live, where we hang out, where we sleep," said another. "It's the place where we're supposed to feel the most safe in the city while we're away from our families."
"I think it's really important that people know that we're not immune to things like this and we can't just pretend that we're in this bubble and things like this can't happen here because clearly they do," said a third.
The President of the school made a statement condemning the hate crime, and said the school is taking action to keep students and staff safe.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has also condemned the act, calling it "reprehensible."