Alternatives to The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Rutgers University New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $31k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Over 50,700 students. Dangerous campus. Well known for their medical, biology, and management programs. SAT 1340, ACT 31 to enroll.
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $32k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. About 12,400 students. Relatively safe campus. Places a focus on engineering, computer science, and management programs. SAT 1290, ACT 30 to enroll.
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York City, NY
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing option. Over 34,800 students. Dangerous campus. Known for management, computer science, and medical programs. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $57k. Above average on-campus housing. Roughly 22,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Concentration on medical, engineering, and nursing programs. SAT 1300, ACT 30 to enroll.
CUNY City CollegeNew York City, NY
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $15k. Premium on-campus housing option. Approximately 14,500 students. Unsafe campus. Focus on engineering, education, and psychology programs. ACT 27 to enroll.
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $56k. Above average on-campus housing. About 9,400 students. Dangerous campus. Specializes in engineering, computer science, and management programs. ACT 33 to enroll.
New York UniversityNew York City, NY
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $55k. Premium on-campus housing. About 59,200 students. Relatively safe campus. Has strong computer science, management, and business programs. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.