• Early Decision

  • Application Deadline: December 1
  • Hometest Released: December 6
  • Hometest Submission Deadline: January 3
    Digital submissions must be uploaded to the portal by January 3. Physical submissions (mailed or dropped off) must be received by January 5, no later than at 4 pm EST.
  • Decision Notification: February 1

• Regular Decision

  • Application Deadline: January 5
  • Hometest Released: January 9
  • Hometest Submission Deadline: February 5
    Digital submissions must be uploaded to the portal by February 5. Physical submissions (mailed or dropped off) must be received by February 7, no later than at 4 pm EST.

  • Decision Notification: April 1 

• Application Steps

  Prospective School of Art students who have received a preliminary review at a National Portfolio Day that occurs after The Cooper Union’s regular decision admission deadline of January 5, may be invited to apply after the deadline. All reasonable effort is made by the School of Art admissions committee to review applications in a fair and timely fashion.

  • A completed application – (first-year applicants use the Common App); (transfer applicants use the Cooper Application)
  • Letter of recommendation (2 for transfers)
  • Official high school transcript or GED certificate (including mid-year report)
  • SAT/ACT test (optional)
  • English language proficiency test (if applicable)
  • $75 application fee or fee waiver (if applicable)

• Required Supplemental Materials

  • After you submit your application, you will need to complete a Hometest
    • Hometest instructions will appear in the applicant portal once the test is released (approximately one week after the application deadline)
    • In addition, an instructional email communication will be sent to you regarding the Hometest
  • A portfolio and sketchbook (to be submitted with the Hometest)

• English Language Proficiency Requirements For International Students

  Undergraduate applicants whose first language is not English and have not had at least 3 years of English at a school where English was the official medium of instruction, are required to take one of the exams below. Please note that your English language proficiency test results are only valid for two years. Please ensure that the name on your passport matches the name on your application, and on your language scores.

  Test for English Language Proficiency	Minimum Score Requirements
  TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	600 (paper-based test) 100 (internet-based test) MyBest® scores are not accepted
  IELTS (International English Language Testing System)	7.0
  DET (Duolingo English Test)	120

  We do not accept results from the following exams: IELTS Indicator, TOEFL ITP Plus for China, TOEFL Essentials, and PTE Academic Online.  

• High School Graduation Requirements

If you have questions about our undergraduate application process, please attend an info session, check out our FAQs, or email us at admissions@cooper.edu.