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Kentucky Wesleyan College vs The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Owensboro, KY · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair KY:NY

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 KY × 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Kentucky Wesleyan College: average net price rose +142.6% from $15,017 (2013) to $36,431 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: net price ranged $10,698–$16,548 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +3.8% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Kentucky Wesleyan College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
  • 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: Kentucky Wesleyan College 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 71.6% at Kentucky Wesleyan College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($83,847 vs $46,747 at Kentucky Wesleyan College)
  3. RETENTION-RATE The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on retention rate (91.9% vs 52.6% at Kentucky Wesleyan College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Kentucky Wesleyan College 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 71.6% at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Kentucky Wesleyan College 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 $46,747 at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Kentucky Wesleyan College and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on retention rate at 91.9% versus 52.6% at Kentucky Wesleyan College. 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