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 built up by trend-setter, industrialist and giver Peter Cooper under the tenet that preparation was major for urban uprightness and congruity despite individual wealth. Abraham Lincoln would later consider an area he gave at the school's Great Hall, known as his "right makes might" address, as a significant reason he won the presidential choice.

Read more