Union College

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Schenectady, NYSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

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Acceptance Rate

43.9%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1310–1480

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$66,456

Undergrad Enrollment

2,070

Applicants

9,295

Yield Rate

13.5%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$34,561/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $138,244 over four years.

What grads earn

$86,182/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $79,857 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.6 years of pay.

90% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

45%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Union College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$11,776

$30–48k$16,415

$48–75k$23,941

$75–110k$34,100

Over $110k$45,017

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

85%

Completion · all

85%

Completion · Pell

89%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

86%

Median debt

$25,337

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

9,295

Admitted

4,07043.8%

Enrolled

55014% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

46.5%▼ +3.6pp

Application Volume

8,458 applicants▲ 39%

Union College has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	3	—	—	2
Motor Vehicle Theft	4	—	—	—
Rape	2	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation58% / 42%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball16Football100Ice Hockey28Lacrosse43Rowing21Soccer30Swimming15Tennis12Track & Field83

Women's

Basketball15Field Hockey26Golf8Ice Hockey26Lacrosse31Rowing23Soccer28Softball18Swimming20Tennis10Track & Field59Volleyball18

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics68 grads

Mechanical Engineering47 grads

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other40 grads

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies32 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General31 grads

Political Science and Government, General27 grads

Computer and Information Sciences, General26 grads

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering20 grads

Electrical and Electronics Engineering17 grads

History, General16 grads

4yr Grad Rate

80%

6yr Grad Rate

85%

Retention Rate

90%

Median Earnings

$88,604