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

Salisbury, NC · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Livingstone College: enrollment shrank -31.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -51 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: enrollment ranged 806–892 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Livingstone College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • 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: Livingstone College vs The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (81.4% vs 25.6% at Livingstone College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on 150%-time completion (80.7% vs 26.1% at Livingstone College)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on acceptance rate (20.7% vs 59.3% at Livingstone College)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Livingstone College 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 25.6% at Livingstone College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Livingstone College 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 26.1% at Livingstone College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Livingstone 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 59.3% at Livingstone College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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