Cooper Union

17. Cooper Union 

New York, NY 

Acceptance Rate: 7.7% 

SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 1880; ACT 29 

SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2230; ACT 33 

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art was established by innovator, industrialist and donor Peter Cooper under the rule that training was fundamental for urban uprightness and congruity notwithstanding individual riches. Abraham Lincoln would later consider a location he gave at the school's Great Hall, known as his "right makes may" address, as a noteworthy reason he won the presidential decision.

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