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Bluffton University vs The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Bluffton, OH · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Bluffton University: enrollment shrank -36.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -30 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: enrollment ranged 806–892 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Bluffton University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.35).
  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: acceptance rate eased +146.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Bluffton University vs The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on acceptance rate (20.7% vs 67.2% at Bluffton University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $27,000 at Bluffton University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($83,847 vs $49,547 at Bluffton University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Bluffton University and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on acceptance rate at 20.7% versus 67.2% at Bluffton University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Bluffton University and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $27,000 at Bluffton University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Bluffton University and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $83,847 versus $49,547 at Bluffton University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025