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Transfer – Engineering

For Fall 2021 transfer applicants, our Regular Decision Deadline is Tuesday, January 5, 2021 (extended to Friday, January 29, 2021, 11:59 pm EST).

Preference for transfer is given to those applicants that have completed coursework similar to The Cooper Union's first-year program at another accredited college. 

Start your application here. 

  • Application Requirements

    • A completed application
    • 2 letters of recommendations, with at least one from a STEM course instructor 
    • Your official high school transcript or GED certificate 
    • All official college transcripts (sent directly from the college or university)
    • SAT/ACT (test optional) 
    • SAT II (optional)
    • $75 Application Fee, or fee waiver (if applicable)

  • Dates and Deadlines

    Regular Decision

    Application deadline – Tuesday, January 5, 2021 (extended to Friday, January 29, 2021, 11:59 pm EST)

    Application notification – Friday, April 30, 2021

  • English Language Proficiency Requirements for International Students

    Undergraduate applicants whose native 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 (current exam) 

    75 (testing date before July 2019)

    For help with questions regarding the undergraduate application and admissions process, visit our online FAQ. Please email additional questions to admissions@cooper.edu.  

    • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

    • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

    • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

    • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.