The real 4-year cost of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York
Over the 18 years from 2008 to 2026, published tuition and required fees at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art went from $34,600 to $46,820, an average of 0.9% a year. The 2026–27 figure is the school's own announced rate.
2026–27 rate announced: $46,8202026-27 full sticker tuition $44,550 plus $1,135/sem registration fee. Every admit receives a universal half-tuition scholarship of $22,275/yr (not subtracted here); tuition is effectively frozen as Cooper Union rebuilds toward a full scholarship.source
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2030: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $34,600 | – | – |
| 2009 | $36,600 | – | – |
| 2010 | $36,650 | – | – |
| 2011 | $39,150 | – | – |
| 2012 | $40,250 | – | – |
| 2013 | $41,400 | – | – |
| 2014 | $41,400 | – | – |
| 2015 | $42,650 | – | – |
| 2016 | $43,850 | – | – |
| 2017 | $45,100 | – | – |
| 2018 | $46,700 | – | – |
| 2019 | $46,700 | – | – |
| 2020 | $46,820 | – | – |
| 2021 | $46,820 | – | – |
| 2022 | $46,820 | – | – |
| 2023 | $46,820 | – | – |
| 2026 | $46,820 | $46,820 | – |
| 2027 | – | $47,219 | $46,211–$48,227 |
| 2028 | – | $47,621 | $45,609–$49,676 |
| 2029 | – | $48,027 | $45,016–$51,169 |
| 2030 | – | $48,436 | $44,430–$52,707 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $46,820 |
| Year 2 | $47,219 |
| Year 3 | $47,621 |
| Year 4 | $48,027 |
| 4-year total | $189,687 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $149,687
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $99,442
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $18,650/ yr
- rising 2.3% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $82,522
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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Use this data
Published figures for The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.