- 4 Year
- NEW YORK, NY
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- grade A+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- NEW YORK, NY
- Rating 3.74 out of 5 100 reviews
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- Academicsgrade A+
- Valuegrade B+
- Diversitygrade A+
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From The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
The Cooper Union was founded in 1859 in New York City. It is a top-ranked college committed to making education fair and accessible to all, granting every admitted undergraduate student a half-tuition scholarship as well as need-based aid.
Comprised of three schools specializing in architecture, art, and engineering, Cooper offers small, intimate classes organized around a culture of collaboration.
Degrees Offered: the School of Architecture offers a Bachelor of Architecture and a Master of Science in Architecture; the School of Art offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts; the School of Engineering offers a Bachelor of Engineering in chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical engineering, a Bachelor of Science in general engineering, and a Master of Engineering.
Throughout its history, Cooper has been a place where thinkers, builders, artists, activists, and dreamers have thrived and contributed to NYC and the world in large and small ways—being of this world and for this world.
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A 45- to 60-minute presentation covering our engineering programs, student and residential life, financial aid, and application tips. Followed by a Q&A session.
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A 45- to 60-minute presentation covering our engineering programs, student and residential life, financial aid, and application tips. Followed by a Q&A session.
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Architecture, Art, and Engineering
The School of Architecture offers a 5-year Bachelor of Architecture degree and a Master of Science in Architecture degree. The School of Art offers a 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The School of Engineering offers Bachelor of Engineering degrees in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering, a Bachelor of Science degree in general engineering and a Master of Engineering degree.
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– It is not academically rigorous at all. Most student's don't put in a lot of effort, don't attend class, and it's kinda encouraged by the structure of the program.
– Job prospects are somewhere between real bad and nonexistent (it's better in Architecture and Engineering programs). A professor once said that if they've done their job well, you'll be unemployable.
– Dorms are only for freshman and housing in New York is extremely difficult—either very expensive or far from the school and still pretty expensive.
It's alright in certain cases, pretty good for getting into the gallery business, but you'd better have a lot of internal motivation, internal direction, and grit. If you don't you'll probably be wasting your time.