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

Jacksonville, FL · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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 · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Edward Waters University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Edward Waters University: enrollment grew +29.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +24 students/yr fitted, r² 0.79.
  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: enrollment ranged 806–892 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Edward Waters University: acceptance rate eased +210.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • 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: Edward Waters 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 85.0% at Edward Waters University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (81.4% vs 26.4% at Edward Waters University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on 150%-time completion (80.7% vs 28.1% at Edward Waters University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Edward Waters 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 85.0% at Edward Waters University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Edward Waters University and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 81.4% versus 26.4% at Edward Waters University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Edward Waters University and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on 150%-time completion at 80.7% versus 28.1% at Edward Waters 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