New York students paid $46,700 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,600 more than the $45,100 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 186 students received grants or scholarships totaling $6.4 million and 48 students took out student loans totaling more than $235,506.
Including all undergraduates (952), 857 students used grants or scholarships totaling $29.4 million, and 168 students took out $948,323 in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~486 | $42,650 | $43,850 | $45,100 | $46,700 | 9.5% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 51 | 27% | $282,350 | $5,536 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 20 | 11% | $33,836 | $1,692 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 186 | 98% | $6,074,081 | $32,656 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 186 | 98% | $6,390,267 | $34,356 |
| Federal student loans | 47 | 25% | $215,506 | $4,585 |
| Other student loans | - | 1% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 48 | 25% | $235,506 | $4,906 |
| Total student aid | 186 | 98% | - | - |
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