- The Inkwell
- Nebraska
- Union Adventist University
Lincoln, NECity: largeZIP 68506Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1977
- Website
- www.uau.edu
NebraskaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Union Adventist University
Union Adventist University is a private nonprofit university in Lincoln, Nebraska, with 471 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $22,158 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate100%
Retention84%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans60%
$22,158net price / year
100%admission rate
—average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$58,875median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,115median debt
#854 of 1,704 for earnings#1,033 of 1,739 for lowest net price#864 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,547 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $44,392tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,296
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,296
- Average net price
- $22,158national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,290
$30,001–48,000$16,163
$48,001–75,000$14,533
$75,001–110,000$22,099
$110,001+$29,309
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 100%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,238
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,875middle 50%: $35,727–$82,673
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,115
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,673
Median, Union Adventist University$58,875
Lower quarter$35,727
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 471
- Part-time
- 3.2%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 99%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,684 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,776
- Endowment, end of year
- $34,344,047
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White49%
Hispanic24%
Black8.1%
Asian5.1%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident7.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
Unknown0.9%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions43%
Business & management10%
Visual & performing arts9.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.7%
Theology & religious vocations6.3%
Liberal arts & humanities4.7%
Education3.9%
English language & literature3.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 181738. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7885570.