Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art graduates 45 pts more of its students than Cambridge (85% vs. 40%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art grads earn $37.8K more ten years out than Cambridge's ($83,847 vs. $45,998)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Cambridge has 32 pts more first-gen students than Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (51% vs. 19%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is more diverse (index 0.79 vs. 0.72)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art has 1.6× as many undergrads as Cambridge

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Cambridge has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (30% vs. 28%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.