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The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a private nonprofit college in a large city in the New York, NY metro with 901 students and a 21% acceptance rate.

New York, New York · Private nonprofit · City, large · 901 students

Admission rate

21%

of applicants admitted

SAT average

1,410

combined, admitted students

ACT, middle half

33–34

25th to 75th percentile

Average net price

$13,269

per year, after grants

Graduation rate

81%

within 6 years

Freshman retention

91%

return for sophomore year

Median earnings

$83,847

10 years after entry

Students

901

total enrollment

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS) · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

First-year deadlines, 2026–27

PlanDeadlineDecision by
Regular decision
The standard deadline, with answers in spring. Not binding.
January 5, 2027April 1, 2027

Plans are listed in calendar order. What the plans mean

Source: cooper.edu · checked September 30, 2026

What families actually pay

Average yearly net price after grants, all students, by family income

$0–30,000$3,749
$30,001–48,000$6,904
$48,001–75,000$10,457
$75,001–110,000$16,682
Over $110,000$25,870

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard · data snapshot October 2, 2026

Biggest majors

MajorGraduates
Fine/Studio Arts73
Mechanical Engineering42
Electrical and Electronics Engineering34
Civil Engineering28
Architecture28
Chemical Engineering17
Engineering6

Bachelor’s graduates, first major, most recent year · Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, IPEDS · data snapshot October 2, 2026

Sports and campus life

Faith groups

Hillel, InterVarsity, Newman Connection

Also

Study abroad

Sources: U.S. Dept. of Education athletics data (EADA), intervarsity.org · checked September 4, 2026 · data snapshot October 2, 2026

The place

Setting

City, large

Federal locale classification

Metro area

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

19,940,274 people

Big-city metro (1 million+)

Yes

More about the place

Nearest airport

Laguardia (LGA)

Nearest hub airport

Laguardia (LGA)

Walkability

EPA walkability index 16.0 of 20

Elevation

40 ft

Time zone

Eastern

January low

28°F

July high

85°F

Annual snowfall

29.8 in

Days at 90°F or higher

17 per year

One-bedroom fair market rent

$4,100 per month

Sources: U.S. Dept. of Education (IPEDS locale), U.S. Census metro estimates, NOAA climate normals, HUD fair market rents, EPA walkability · data snapshot October 2, 2026

Colleges nearby

Straight-line distance between campuses

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