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

Greenville, 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.

  • Thiel College: enrollment shrank -26.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -27 students/yr fitted, r² 0.54.
  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: enrollment ranged 806–892 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Thiel College: acceptance rate eased +7.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.43).
  • 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

Largest gaps: Thiel 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 71.5% at Thiel College)
  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 Thiel College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art leads on 150%-time completion (80.7% vs 46.5% at Thiel College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Thiel 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 71.5% at Thiel College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Thiel 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 debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $27,000 at Thiel College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Thiel 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 46.5% at Thiel 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