| Name |
Cooper Union |
| Address |
30 Cooper Square
New York, NY 10003 |
| Website |
http://www.cooper.edu |
| Email |
admissions@cooper.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
20% |
| Percent Fraternity |
10% |
| Percent Sorority |
5% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
25% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
20% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (100%) |
| College Owned Singles |
N/A |
| College Owned Doubles |
N/A |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
100% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
1 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
N/A |
| Percent Weekends |
25% |
| Nearest Airport |
Queens - La Guardia (15), Queens - JFK (20) |
| Nearest Train |
Manhattan - Penn Station (3) |
| Nearest Bus |
Manhattan - Port Authority (3) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
N/A |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
70% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
989 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
Yes |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Asian Cultural Show/Drama Society/Ski Trip/Pro Musica Jam |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, student government, student newspaper, student film society, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
85 |
| Honor Societies |
Tau Beta Pi/Eta Kappa Nu, National Society of Collegiate Scholars |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Muslim Student Association/Campus Crusade for Christ/Hillel |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) South Asian Student Association, Black Student Union, Enclave, Chinese Student Association, Filipino Student Association, Korean Student Association |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Student Council, Drama Society, Yearbook, Jello, Ice Cream Club, Fencing Club, GALA, Philanthropy, Step Club |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Pioneer (monthly) |
| Num Frats |
2 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
10% |
| Num Sororities |
1 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
5% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1859 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
955 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
239,799,557 |
| Application Deadline |
January 1 |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
31,500 |
| Room Board |
9,360 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
writing |
| Counseling |
career, personal, academic, psychological |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
57% |
| Job One Year |
62% |
| Job Two Years |
80% |
| Firms |
Exxon Mobil, Lucent Tech, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Pepsico, Merck & Co., Lehman Brothers, General Dynamics, Bloomberg, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Microsoft |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
103,289 |
| Num Subscriptions |
286 |
| Num Microforms |
24,052 |
| Num Audiovisual |
66,297 |
| Num Ebooks |
1,057 |
| Library Facilities |
5480 Electronic Journals, Cooper Archives - 471 Linear Feet. |
| Museums |
Herb Lubalin Center for Design and Typography. |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
350 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library |
| Num Wired Library |
N/A |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
1 |
| Num Wired Labs |
1 |
| Num Wired Other |
1 |
| Wireless Network |
No |
| Wireless Areas |
|
| Wireless Capacity |
|
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
No |
| Campus Safety |
controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
