The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, NY · Private · Large city · CUASA · The Cooper Union
Private institution in New York, NY · 891 undergraduates · 19% acceptance rate · $83,847 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 5%Acceptance rate
- Top 5%Average SAT
- Top 10%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $16,478787th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $46,8201,765th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $46,8201,761st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $67,0881,782nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,000309th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $83,847107th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,7071,240th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 80.3%211th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 91.3%210th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 19.1%74th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 148049th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8911,422nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.9%1,307th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (LGA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 8 of 8 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $43,798 | $43,798 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $24,201 | — |
| Architecture | bachelors | — | — |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art’s 891 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
Elsewhere
- Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, OH · 891 undergrads
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- Washington CollegeChestertown, MD · 890 undergrads
- University of Saint MaryLeavenworth, KS · 889 undergrads
- Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina, KS · 894 undergrads
- Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME · 888 undergrads
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- Official websitecooper.edu
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