The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, New York
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 842 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 21%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $12,999per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 81%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $76,89510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Every admitted undergraduate gets at least a half-tuition scholarship, and in 2025–26 half of students had their full tuition covered. Cooper Union plans to be fully tuition-free by 2028–29.
Source: Cooper Union, affordability
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 21%About 2 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1295–1501Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 28–34Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,999full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $64,164sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $46,820Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 81%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 92%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $76,89510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 842Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 30%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 19%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Manhattan School of Music New York, NY — admits 41%
- Houghton University Houghton, NY — admits 89%
- Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas Brooklyn, NY — admits 70%
- St Lawrence University Canton, NY — admits 54%
Also worth a look
- College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO — admits 12%
- Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH — admits 41%
- Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX — admits 40%
- Brescia University Owensboro, KY — admits 35%
- Grinnell College Grinnell, IA — admits 15%
- Thomas University Thomasville, GA — admits 38%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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