New York, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

https://www.cooper.edu

Repayment outcome

88.5%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$20,400–$91,700

middle 50% · median $53,700

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$15,870

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$17,500

Sticker price

before any aid

$56,735

Default rate

4.9%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Physical Sciences$43,798
Visual & Performing Arts$20,818

Academics

Acceptance

7.7%

Avg SAT

1,358

Enrollment

851

What students study

3 fields offered

Engineering

55% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Visual & Performing Arts29.9%
03Architecture15.2%