Private nonprofitFour-year

Union College

Schenectady, NY · Highest award: Bachelor's

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Net price (avg)
$34,561
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$69,039
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
80.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$88,604
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$84,561
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$69,039
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$69,039
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$17,010
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$15,510
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,500
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00011,776
$30,001–48,00016,415
$48,001–75,00023,941
$75,001–110,00034,100
$110,001+45,017

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
80.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
85.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
90.2%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$63,219
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$88,604
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$25,337
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$268.61
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
85.9%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $88,604 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
43.9%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,395
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
29–33
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
2,046
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
13.0%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
14.4%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
44.0%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$113,111
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White63%
Hispanic11%
Black4%
Asian7%
Two or more races4%
Nonresident / international11%

Other Four-year institutions in NY

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Academy for Jewish ReligionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Adelphi UniversityNot reported67.2%$75,482
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesNot reported67.5%$131,426
Albany Law SchoolNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albany Medical CollegeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albert Einstein College of MedicineNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Alfred UniversityNot reported57.0%$54,897
American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNot reported71.6%$26,975
Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsNot reported77.5%$17,686
Bais Binyomin AcademyNot reported8.3%Not reported
Bais Medrash ElyonNot reported0.0%Not reported
Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkNot reported71.4%Not reported

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Business/Managerial Economics.$114,064$77,981Not reported
Economics.$99,783$82,686$27,000
Biology, General.$87,208$57,214$24,500
Biomedical/Medical Engineering.$86,182$93,451$27,000
Mechanical Engineering.$85,427$92,135$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$75,345$53,072$24,500
Political Science and Government.$75,005$63,293$26,899
Neurobiology and Neurosciences.$68,666$62,451$24,989
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,000Not reported
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$49,429Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590Not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reported$65,466Not reported
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Biological and Physical Sciences.Not reported$58,891Not reported
Systems Science and Theory.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Philosophy.Not reported$54,455Not reported
Religion/Religious Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10