Cooper Union

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
The Cooper Union's Foundation Building, at Cooper Square and Astor Place (2019)
The Cooper Union's Foundation Building at Cooper Square and Astor Place in 2019
TypePrivate college
Established1859 (1859)
AccreditationMSCHE
Endowment$920 million (2021)[1]
PresidentLaura Sparks[2]
Academic staff
57 (full time) (2017/2018)[3][4][5][6]
Students800–900[7]
Location
Manhattan, New York City
,
New York
,
United States
CampusUrban
ColorsMaroon and Gold    
Websitecooper.edu
The Cooper Union
LocationCooper Square
Manhattan, New York City
Built1858–59
ArchitectF.A. Peterson
NRHP reference No.66000540
NYSRHP No.06101.000441
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[8]
Designated NHLJuly 4, 1961[9]
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980
Designated NYCLMarch 15, 1966
Spoken Article – Cooper Union (Overview & History)

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly known as Cooper Union, is a private college on Cooper Square in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Peter Cooper founded the institution in 1859 after learning about the government-supported École Polytechnique in France.[10][11][12] The school was built on a radical new model of American higher education based on Cooper's belief that an education "equal to the best technology schools established"[13] should be accessible to those who qualify, independent of their race, religion, sex, wealth or social status, and should be "open and free to all".[14]

The college is divided into three schools: the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, the School of Art, and the Albert Nerken School of Engineering. It offers undergraduate and master's degree programs exclusively in the fields of architecture, fine arts (undergraduate only), and engineering.

Cooper Union was one of very few American institutions of higher learning to offer a full-tuition scholarship to every admitted student, a practice it discontinued in 2014, now offering a half-tuition scholarship to each admitted student.[15] Admission to Cooper Union is competitive, with an acceptance rate of 12% across the three schools.[16][17]

  1. ^ "Consolidated Financial Statements and Report of Independent Financial Consultants, p. 28 (As of June 30, 2021) Cooper Union website
  2. ^ "Office of the President" Cooper Union website
  3. ^ "School of Art People" Cooper Union website
  4. ^ "School of Engineering People" Cooper Union website
  5. ^ "School of Architecture People" Cooper Union website
  6. ^ "School of Humanities & Social Sciences People" Cooper Union website
  7. ^ "Facts About Cooper Union" Cooper Union website
  8. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  9. ^ "Cooper Union". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
  10. ^ Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Cooper Union" . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.
  11. ^ Peter Cooper. Columbia University Libraries. 1891. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  12. ^ Henry Whitney Bellows Lecture (PDF). Robert Q. Topper. 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  13. ^ Original Cooper Union charter, trust deed, and by-laws. Cooper Union. 1859. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  14. ^ Mead, Edwin Doak, ed. (1903). The Old South Leaflets. Boston: Old South Meeting House. p. 465.
  15. ^ Seltzer, Rick. "Free Again in Ten Years". Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  16. ^ Fiske, Edward B. (June 15, 2019). Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020 (36th ed.). Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks (published June 15, 2019). pp. 188–190. ISBN 978-1-4926-6494-9.
  17. ^ "Facts About Cooper Union". The Cooper Union. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

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