New York, New York · Private Non-Profit
Architecture at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 76 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
9% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 9.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~76
- Schools with reported signal
- 123
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 20.7%
- Graduation rate
- 81.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,269/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $53,076
- Median debt
- $15,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $83,847/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 123 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 7.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($6,451 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($18,297 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 15% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.2% reported share · $6,128 net A+ 
Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · 0.6% reported share · $3,085 net A+ 
Dallas College Dallas, TX · 0.0% reported share · $3,214 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 1.1% reported share · $3,206 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.9% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 0.1% reported share · $7,000 net A+ San Antonio College San Antonio, TX · 0.0% reported share · $4,585 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.4% reported share · $12,116 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Architecture accounts for 9% of reported programs at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 7.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 76 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art's average net price is $13,269 per year, about $53,076 over four years. That is $6,451 below the $19,720 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $83,847 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $18,297 above the $65,550 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art #19 of 123 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.