Union College
Schenectady, New York
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 2,046 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 44%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $28,128per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 81%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $95,26910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Every student and faculty member belongs to one of seven Minerva Houses that center academic and social life.
Source: Minerva Houses - Union College
Union College operates on a trimester calendar of three 10-week terms per year, with students typically taking three courses per term.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 44%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1310–1480Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 29–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $28,128full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $87,669sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $71,676Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 81%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 90%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $95,26910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,081federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,046Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 19%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 13%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Clarkson University Potsdam, NY — admits 77%
- Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY — admits 64%
- Nazareth University Rochester, NY — admits 75%
- St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY — admits 66%
Also worth a look
- Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY — admits 52%
- St Lawrence University Canton, NY — admits 54%
- Dickinson College Carlisle, PA — admits 42%
- University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA — admits 43%
- Clark University Worcester, MA — admits 40%
- Rhodes College Memphis, TN — admits 50%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Union College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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