Cooper Union

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 14,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 845
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 52%
From Region 12%

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 31%
White 28%
Hispanic 13%
International 11%
Mixed 7%
Black 6%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 209 50% 27% 33% 6% 15% 10% $77,207 65 -0.65 75 96%
Chemical Engineering 25 — 72% 12% 60% 0% 16% 8% $107,768 65 +0.23 96 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 28 — 54% 32% 57% 4% 7% 0% $95,348 70 +0.43 91 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 33 — 70% 36% 36% 3% 9% 12% $127,027 80 +0.47 99 100% — — — —
General Engineering 10 — 60% 20% 30% 0% 30% 10% $101,292 67 +0.21 94 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 26 — 54% 19% 23% 8% 15% 12% $102,822 74 +0.45 94 — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $134,599 71 +0.28 99 — — — — —
Architecture 25 — 44% 32% 28% 0% 12% 20% $64,290 29 -0.43 50 — — — — —
Studio Art 62 — 29% 27% 16% 13% 21% 10% $20,758 0 -2.79 1 92% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $50,096
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 81%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 58.4% 122 62% 25% 43% 3% 13% 8% $108,542 75 +0.39 96 100% —
Arts 41.6% 87 33% 29% 20% 9% 18% 13% $33,267 1 -2.11 2 92% —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 12.0%
Yield (non-ED) 42%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 5

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 11% 11% 11%
Early Decision 29% 29% 29%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 39%
SAT Range 1290 – 1500
SAT Math Range 640 – 750
SAT RW Range 650 – 740