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

New York, NY · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × PA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: acceptance rate eased +146.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (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.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $39,707 at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on avg net price ($13,269 vs $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 20.7% at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $39,707 at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on avg net price at $13,269 versus $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 20.7% 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); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025