Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Overview

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The location of Cooper Union is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Known For?

• Students at Cooper Union may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 8 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Cooper Union.
• In 2017-2018, 25% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Cooper Union with a bachelor's degree make about $64,900 a year. That's 59% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Cooper Union is ranked #489 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Cooper Union.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#89	Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Cooper Union has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#24	Best Fine Arts Schools	College Factual
#54	Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools	College Factual
#56	Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	College Factual

Where Is Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?

Contact details for Cooper Union are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7 East 7Th Street, New York, NY 10003-7120
Phone:	212-353-4100
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/cooperunion
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/cooperunion

How Do I Get Into Cooper Union?

You can apply to Cooper Union online at: cooper.edu/admissions/applying-to-cu

Admission Requirements for Cooper Union

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cooper Union?

With an acceptance rate of 18%, Cooper Union is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 56% of accepted students are men and 44% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 19%, and the acceptance rate for women is 16%.

Average Test Scores

About 74% of students accepted to Cooper Union submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 710. Math scores were between 700 and 790.

Cooper Union received ACT scores from 18% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 29 and 35. Math scores were between 29 and 35. Composite scores were between 30 and 34.

Can I Afford Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?

The overall average net price of Cooper Union is $33,966. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Cooper Union, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $6,035 a year. That adds up to $24,140 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cooper Union is 9.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 806 undergraduate students at Cooper Union, with 802 being full-time and 4 being part-time.

There are also 81 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 802 full-time undergraduates at Cooper Union, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	222
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	255
International Students	114
Other Races/Ethnicities	82

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at Cooper Union. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Fine & Studio Arts	61	0	61
Electrical Engineering	37	8	45
Mechanical Engineering	28	11	39
Civil Engineering	27	10	37
Chemical Engineering	21	7	28
General Architecture	15	7	22
General Engineering	6	0	6
TOTAL	195	43	238

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

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