Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a privately-funded college in Downtown Manhattan, New York. Peter Cooper founded the school in 1859. Cooper Union offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in several subjects. It operates several schools, including:

• Albert Nerken School of Engineering
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Irwin S Chainin School of Architecture
• School of Art

Cooper Union hosts many student run clubs and organizations, including the Astronomy Club, Habitat for Humanity and the Ice Cream Club. Cooper Union also has an active Greek life, as it is home to Tau Delta Phi, Zeta Psi and Delta Eta, among others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering, fine arts, and architecture and planning.
• Selective admissions.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High male/female ratio.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Large number of students.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of engineering and technology.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 972 in 2009-2010 (966 full-time equivalent).

About 64% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 36% of the class.

Undergrads are 95% of enrolled students and graduate students are 5%.

Students under 25 years old represent 90% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Cooper Union provides on-campus housing for 179 of its 966 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Cooper Union offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (28 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

ENGINEERING (137 awarded)

• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FINE ARTS (55 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts