- The Inkwell
- New York
- Union College
Schenectady, NYCity: smallZIP 12308Founded 1795
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1795
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.union.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Union College
Union College is a private nonprofit college in Schenectady, New York, with 2,046 undergraduates. It admits 44% of applicants, graduates 81% within six years and costs $28,128 a year after aid.
81%graduate
Admission rate44%
Retention90%
4-year graduation67%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans48%
$28,128net price / year
44%admission rate
1395average SAT
81%graduate in 6 years
$95,269median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,081median debt
#87 of 1,704 for earnings#1,385 of 1,739 for lowest net price#176 of 1,738 for graduation rate#196 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
- $87,669tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $71,676
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $71,676
- Average net price
- $28,128national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,803
$30,001–48,000$15,351
$48,001–75,000$18,939
$75,001–110,000$28,594
$110,001+$42,202
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 44%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 660–720
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 650–760
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 29–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college44%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college90%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college81%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 81%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 90%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 86%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $77,149
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $95,269middle 50%: $62,977–$135,228
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,081
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$135,228
Median, Union College$95,269
Lower quarter$62,977
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
- 2,046
- Part-time
- 0.7%
- Women / men
- 47% / 53%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 13%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 90%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,031 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $26,013
- Endowment, end of year
- $567,467,656
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic11%
Black4.3%
Asian7.4%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident11%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.1%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences22%
Engineering17%
Biological & biomedical sciences16%
Liberal arts & humanities8.2%
Psychology6.8%
Computer & information sciences6.4%
Physical sciences5.6%
Visual & performing arts3.6%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes College Memphis, TN | $28,776 | 81% | $79,506 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196866. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1567748.