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

Decatur, IL · 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 IL × 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Millikin University: average net price fell -54.6% from $19,476 (2013) to $8,837 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • 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).
  • Millikin University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.21).
  • 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: Millikin 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 66.7% at Millikin 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 Millikin University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Millikin University leads on in-state tuition ($26,892 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 Millikin 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 66.7% at Millikin University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Millikin 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 Millikin University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Millikin University and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
Millikin University leads on in-state tuition at $26,892 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