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

La Plume, PA · 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 PA × 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.

  • Keystone College: enrollment shrank -43.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -57 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: enrollment ranged 806–892 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Keystone College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.11).
  • 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: Keystone 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 84.8% at Keystone College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Keystone College leads on in-state tuition ($18,300 vs $46,820 at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Keystone College leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,300 vs $46,820 at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Keystone 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 84.8% at Keystone College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Keystone College and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
Keystone College leads on in-state tuition at $18,300 versus $46,820 at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Keystone College and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
Keystone College leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,300 versus $46,820 at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. 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