Union College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 1,950 (1% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 200 (5% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,064
Men / Women 53% / 47%
From State 30%
From Region 35%
Athletes 556 (27.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Hispanic 11%
International 11%
Asian 7%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Union College 503 53% 69% 6% 3% 10% 9% $84,044 82 +0.43 73 96%
Biomedical Engineering 38 — 42% 79% 8% 0% 3% 11% $81,882 4 -1.44 70 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,955 44 -0.05 82 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 9 — 67% 56% 0% 11% 0% 33% $115,469 58 -0.07 96 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 10 — 60% 40% 0% 0% 40% 10% $112,341 49 -0.22 95 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 27 — 85% 89% 0% 0% 0% 4% $90,425 9 -1.10 81 97% — — — —
Computer Science 32 +4 78% 50% 3% 0% 12% 31% $118,281 48 -0.19 97 — — — — —
Astronomy — — — — — — — — $85,489 61 +0.14 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 50% 50% 0% 12% 25% 12% $78,044 81 +0.62 63 — — — — —
Geosciences 11 — 55% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,269 91 +1.19 64 100% — — — —
Mathematics 15 +4 53% 60% 0% 7% 7% 20% $90,311 72 +0.19 81 — — — — —
Physics 9 — 89% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $85,437 61 +0.13 75 — — — — —
Systems Science and Theory 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,267 32 -0.55 82 — — — — —
Biochemistry 16 — 44% 62% 12% 0% 0% 6% $80,451 81 +0.80 68 — — — — —
Biology 38 — 26% 68% 16% 0% 5% 5% $96,046 99 +3.43 86 100% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences — — — — — — — — $81,118 85 +1.04 69 — — — — —
Neuroscience 24 +1 21% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $74,118 77 +0.63 55 94% — — — —
Environmental Science 10 — 50% 70% 0% 0% 20% 10% $60,072 60 +0.18 18 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 5 — 60% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $59,664 59 +0.13 17 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 11 — 73% 82% 9% 0% 9% 0% $108,007 71 +0.38 93 100% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 67 +11 78% 64% 4% 0% 9% 21% $102,427 68 +0.17 90 98% — — — —
African Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,491 50 -0.14 13 — — — — —
Asian Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $57,344 50 -0.15 13 — — — — —
Central/Eastern European Studies — +1 — — — — — — $57,298 50 -0.15 13 — — — — —
Classical Languages 6 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,032 63 +0.27 20 — — — — —
English 10 +1 30% 80% 10% 0% 0% 0% $55,410 69 +0.37 10 96% — — — —
French 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,393 64 +0.30 21 — — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $61,585 65 +0.32 21 — — — — —
History 11 +1 45% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,226 79 +0.42 21 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,234 57 -0.01 21 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +2 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,852 63 +0.25 20 — — — — —
Women's Studies — — — — — — — — $62,888 81 +0.81 25 — — — — —
Anthropology 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $65,974 91 +0.82 33 — — — — —
Political Science 30 +2 53% 80% 3% 3% 13% 0% $98,379 94 +1.93 88 96% — — — —
Psychology 34 +6 29% 59% 3% 15% 18% 3% $42,127 1 -2.11 2 85% — — — —
Sociology 9 +3 22% 78% 0% 11% 0% 11% $65,533 90 +0.78 31 — — — — —
General Education 41 — 49% 44% 20% 7% 17% 7% $74,067 98 +2.23 54 93% — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 5 +1 60% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $48,585 85 +0.74 4 — — — — —
Music 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $52,848 79 +0.66 7 — — — — —
Studio Art 8 +5 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,853 87 +0.86 9 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,414
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 73%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 12%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 16.9% 85 61% 74% 4% 1% 6% 11% $91,854 7 -1.03 82 99% —
Business & Economics 15.5% 78 77% 67% 5% 0% 9% 18% $103,214 88 +0.20 90 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 15.5% 78 28% 73% 10% 0% 6% 4% $86,100 99 +2.03 76 98% —
Social Sciences 14.9% 75 37% 69% 3% 9% 15% 3% $68,072 82 -0.07 39 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 8.9% 45 60% 71% 0% 4% 11% 9% $84,254 63 +0.47 74 100% —
Education 8.2% 41 49% 44% 20% 7% 17% 7% $74,067 99 +2.23 54 93% —
Humanities 7.2% 36 47% 83% 6% 3% 6% 0% $59,356 74 +0.30 17 96% —
Computer Science 6.4% 32 78% 50% 3% 0% 12% 31% $118,281 63 -0.19 97 — —
Arts 3.6% 18 50% 83% 0% 11% 0% 6% $52,555 55 +0.77 7 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.0% 15 53% 73% 0% 7% 13% 7% $59,936 48 +0.16 18 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.2M #337 80% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.6M #309 60% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #429 0% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #513 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #371 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #462 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.3M #479 57% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 100 $860K $797K $62K
Track & Field (combined) 83 $190K $167K $23K
Lacrosse 43 $286K $316K -$29K
Baseball 38 $186K $218K -$32K
Soccer 30 $206K $233K -$26K
Ice Hockey 28 $2.1M $2.1M $16K
Rowing 21 $74K $73K $953
Basketball 16 $222K $250K -$27K
Swimming 15 $146K $130K $15K
Tennis 12 $104K $114K -$9K
Total 326 $4.4M $4.4M -$5K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 59 $190K $156K $34K
Lacrosse 31 $226K $205K $20K
Soccer 28 $160K $175K -$14K
Field Hockey 26 $198K $195K $2K
Ice Hockey 26 $1.6M $1.7M -$95K
Rowing 23 $72K $72K -$226
Swimming & Diving 20 $151K $115K $35K
Softball 18 $168K $164K $4K
Volleyball 18 $159K $187K -$28K
Basketball 15 $283K $216K $67K
Tennis 10 $102K $92K $10K
Golf 8 $78K $78K $0
Total 230 $3.4M $3.3M $35K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 142 $380K $323K $57K
Football 100 $860K $797K $62K
Lacrosse 74 $512K $521K -$8K
Soccer 58 $367K $408K -$41K
Ice Hockey 54 $3.7M $3.7M -$78K
Rowing 44 $146K $145K $727
Baseball 38 $186K $218K -$32K
Basketball 31 $506K $466K $39K
Field Hockey 26 $198K $195K $2K
Tennis 22 $207K $206K $867
Swimming & Diving 20 $151K $115K $35K
Softball 18 $168K $164K $4K
Volleyball 18 $159K $187K -$28K
Swimming 15 $146K $130K $15K
Golf 8 $78K $78K $0
Total 556 $10.4M $10.3M $102K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 43%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 60% 71% 14%
Early Decision 67% 80% 16%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 1320 – 1470
SAT Math Range 660 – 740
SAT RW Range 660 – 730