The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, New York · Also known as The Cooper Union · Website
$83,847
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$83,847
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New York, New York with 842 undergraduates and 79 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,269 a year (tuition and fees $46,820). It admits 21% of applicants and 81% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $83,847 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,269
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$46,820
US median $11,837
Admission rate
21%
US median 78%
Completion rate
81%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,000
About $159 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$83,847
Rank 150 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $13,269
- Tuition and fees
- $46,820
- Cost of attendance
- $64,190
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 21%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,749
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,904
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,457
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,682
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,870
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $42,650 in 2015-16 to $46,820 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1,410
- Undergraduates
- 842
- Graduate students
- 79
- Part-time students
- 0.6%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 81%
- Retention rate
- 92%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 14
- Endowment
- $920.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 150 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,269 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $46,820 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 21% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 81% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 92% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,707 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $83,847 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
14 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $17,250 | $16,678 | $24,920 | $41,367 |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | $108,466 | $86,517 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | $139,068 | $100,647 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,135 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | $100,191 | $98,158 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $133,654 |
| Civil EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $98,323 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,359 |
| Chemical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $115,468 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansMaster's | Master's | 4 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $115,974 |
| Astronomy and AstrophysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,333 |
| Astronomy and AstrophysicsMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,398 |
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Questions and answers
How much does The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art cost?
$13,269 a year is the average net price at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $46,820, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $64,190. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,749 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?
21% of applicants are admitted to The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,410. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art graduates earn?
$83,847 a year is the median pay of former The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,707 after 6 years). That ranks 150 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's) at $16,678.
How much student debt do The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art graduates have?
$15,000 is the median federal student loan debt of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art graduates, about $159 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 21% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?
81% of first-time, full-time students at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art finish within 6 years. 92% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?
Fine and Studio Arts (46 bachelor's graduates), Architecture (30 bachelor's graduates), Civil Engineering (27 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 14 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.