The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

The published cost of attendance at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is $64,190. Its published tuition and fees are $46,820, and room and board are $19,090.

For the average aid recipient, financial aid reduces the sticker price by $50,921, bringing the average net price down to $13,269. That average net price is $9,078 below the $22,347 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth ranks the university #129 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. The affordability pillar sits in the 91st percentile.

The published cost of attendance is $64,190 (an average across living arrangements). Azimuth ranks The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art #129 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $3,749, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $10,457, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $25,870. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $22,121.

Tuition and fees are $46,820. The average aid recipient receives $50,921 in grants and scholarships, bringing the average net price to $13,269.

That is $9,078 below the $22,347 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Borrowers who finish carry a median of $15,000 in federal student loans.

That is $10,000 below the peer median of $25,000. 60.2% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.

Parents who borrow through Parent PLUS hold a separate median of $17,804. If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $170 a month.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $75,729. That figure is $19,814 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the return pillar in the 61st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The median earnings sit at the 84th percentile nationally.

Four years after completion, federally aided graduates of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $75,729. The earnings cohort includes 156 completers.

That median is $19,814 above the $55,915 figure for comparable institutions (same type and size). Among nonprofit four-year institutions, that earnings level sits in the 84th percentile.

Estimated from the program mix, earnings scenarios run from $24,920 at the low end to $132,801 at the high end. The typical scenario lands at the same level as the observed median.

An estimated 25.5% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. The four-year figure captures only those who enter the workforce directly.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $75,729, in the 84th percentile. That is $19,814 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth ranks The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art #578 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university's programs concentrate in Engineering, Visual & Performing Arts, and Architecture.

The downside earnings scenario, estimated from the program mix, is $24,920 and the upside is $132,801. An estimated 25.5% of graduates continue to graduate study.

The earnings scenarios show a wide spread: from $24,920 on the downside to $132,801 on the upside. The program mix spans fields with very different earnings profiles.

At the higher end, Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $139,068 four years after completion, from 31 degrees awarded a year. Civil Engineering follows at $108,466, with 18 degrees awarded.

The largest program, Fine and Studio Arts, sits at the lower end of the range at $24,920.

Affordability is the pillar that stands out at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and the debt figures show why. The median federal student loan debt for borrowers who finish is $15,000, which is $10,000 below the $25,000 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $170 a month if repaid over ten years. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $17,804 in Parent PLUS loans.

The average net price for aid recipients is $13,269, which is $9,078 below the peer median. The spread between the lowest and highest income bands is $22,121, with the lowest band averaging $3,749 and the highest averaging $25,870.

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art admits 20.7% of applicants. That figure sits well below the median of 75.7% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The earnings spread across the largest programs at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is wide. The highest-earning fields are not the ones awarding the most degrees.

Fine and Studio Arts is the largest program, with 62 degrees awarded and median earnings of $24,920 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #230 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Electrical Engineering graduates earn $139,068, the highest figure among the school's programs, from 31 degrees awarded. Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering sit between the two extremes, with median earnings of $100,191 and $108,466 respectively.

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is an engineering and art school. Engineering accounts for 51.8% of bachelor's degrees awarded, and Visual & Performing Arts for 36.5%.

The remaining 11.8% go to Architecture. The largest single program is Fine and Studio Arts, at 62 degrees a year.

Its graduates earn $24,920 four years after completion, and Azimuth ranks it #230 within its field. That is the only program with a national rank.

The highest earnings come from Electrical Engineering, at $139,068 from 31 degrees a year. Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering follow, both above six figures.

A student choosing between the largest program and the best-paid one is looking at a six-figure earnings spread.

Engineering accounts for 51.8% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Visual & Performing Arts at 36.5% and Architecture at 11.8%. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art has 1 program with an Azimuth national rank and 4 with published four-year earnings data.

The largest program with published earnings is Fine and Studio Arts, at 62 degrees awarded, followed by Electrical Engineering at 31, Chemical Engineering at 23, and Civil Engineering at 18. Fine and Studio Arts, the only ranked program, shows graduate earnings of $24,920 four years after completion.

It ranks #19 in New York within its field. The highest-earning program is Electrical Engineering, at $139,068 four years after completion, and it is also the second largest program by degrees awarded.

Civil Engineering completers earn $108,466 four years after completion, and Chemical Engineering follows at $100,191. The three engineering programs hold the top earnings positions among the four programs with published data.

Four-year earnings for fields where graduate study is common may understate later trajectories. Strength is concentrated in the engineering fields at this university.

The largest program by degrees awarded, Fine and Studio Arts, posts the lowest four-year earnings among the four programs with data.