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 student retention rate. Tuition: $31k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 50,700 students. Dangerous campus. Well known for 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 retention rate. Tuition: $32k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. About 12,400 students. Relatively safe campus. Offers strong 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 student retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing. Roughly 34,800 students. Dangerous campus. Popular management, computer science, and medical programs. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $57k. Above average on-campus housing. About 22,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Well known for their 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. Over 14,500 students. Unsafe campus. Strong 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. Roughly 9,400 students. Dangerous campus. Has strong presence 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 retention rate. Tuition: $55k. Premium on-campus housing. About 59,200 students. Relatively safe campus. Focus on computer science, management, and business programs. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $25k. Above average on-campus housing. Roughly 25,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for medical, nursing, and biology programs. SAT 1370, ACT 31 to enroll.
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $57k. Above average on-campus housing option. Around 8,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Top offerings include engineering, computer science, and biology programs. SAT 1530, ACT 34 to enroll.
Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $20k. Above average on-campus housing. Approximately 19,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong management, education, and psychology programs. SAT 1150, ACT 27 to enroll.
Other Nearby Colleges
The New SchoolNew York City, NY
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $53k. Premium on-campus housing. Roughly 10,200 students. Dangerous campus. Strong emphasis on computer science, music, and fashion programs. ACT 28 to enroll.
School of Visual ArtsNew York City, NY
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $47k. Premium on-campus housing option. Roughly 4,200 students. Generally safe campus. Has strong graphic design and animation, computer science, and photography programs. SAT 1260, ACT 30 to enroll.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York City, NY
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $15k. Premium on-campus housing. Around 19,900 students. Safe campus. Places a focus on accounting and finance, business, and management programs. ACT 28 to enroll.
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York City, NY
Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $22k. Premium on-campus housing option. Approximately 8,200 students. Relatively safe campus. Offers strong fashion, retailing and wholesaling, and communication and journalism programs.