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University of California-Berkeley vs The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Berkeley, CA · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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).
  • University of California-Berkeley: acceptance rate tightened -35.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).
  • University of California-Berkeley: enrollment grew +27.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +670 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: enrollment ranged 806–892 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: University of California-Berkeley vs The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of California-Berkeley leads on in-state tuition ($16,347 vs $46,820 at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($74,919 vs $39,707 at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate (11.0% vs 20.7% at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on in-state tuition at $16,347 versus $46,820 at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of California-Berkeley and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $74,919 versus $39,707 at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate at 11.0% 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025