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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Schenectady, NY
Population 550,000
Website http://www.union.edu/
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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 32.9%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 57.9% 57.9% 2012 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2013 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2014 Men: 54.4% 54.4% 2015 Men: 54.6% 54.6% 2016 Men: 54.6% 54.6% 2017 Men: 51.9% 51.9% 2018 Men: 56.0% 56.0% 2019 Men: 53.6% 53.6% 2020 Men: 57.5% 57.5% 2021 Men: 55.8% 55.8% 2022 Men: 56.7% 56.7% 2023 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2024 Men: 52.6% 52.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2012 Asian: 5.4% 5.4% 2013 Asian: 6.8% 6.8% 2014 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2015 Asian: 8.3% 8.3% 2016 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2017 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2018 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2019 Asian: 5.7% 5.7% 2020 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2021 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2022 Asian: 5.4% 5.4% 2023 Asian: 5.4% 5.4% 2024 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2011 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2013 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2014 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2015 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2016 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2017 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2018 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2019 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2020 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2021 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2022 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2011 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2012 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2013 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2014 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2015 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2016 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2017 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2018 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2019 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2020 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2021 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2022 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2023 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2024 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2011 White: 85.2% 85.2% 2012 White: 84.3% 84.3% 2013 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2014 White: 80.2% 80.2% 2015 White: 74.4% 74.4% 2016 White: 78.0% 78.0% 2017 White: 75.6% 75.6% 2018 White: 74.3% 74.3% 2019 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2020 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2021 White: 70.8% 70.8% 2022 White: 67.9% 67.9% 2023 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2024 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2011 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2014 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2015 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2016 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2017 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2018 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2019 International: 8.2% 8.2% 2020 International: 6.7% 6.7% 2021 International: 8.6% 8.6% 2022 International: 9.3% 9.3% 2023 International: 8.1% 8.1% 2024 International: 9.8% 9.8%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2021 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2022 Asian: 6.1% 6.1% 2023 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2024 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2025 Asian: 7.4% 7.4% 2020 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2021 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2022 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2024 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2025 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2020 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2021 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2022 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2023 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2024 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2025 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0% 2020 White: 68.5% 68.5% 2021 White: 68.5% 68.5% 2022 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2023 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2024 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2025 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2020 International: 9.9% 9.9% 2021 International: 8.5% 8.5% 2022 International: 10.1% 10.1% 2023 International: 10.0% 10.0% 2024 International: 10.3% 10.3% 2025 International: 10.8% 10.8%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Union College 503 53% / 47% 9% $77,999 71 94%
Biomedical Engineering 38 — 42% / 58% 11% $81,883 77 100%
Civil Engineering 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Computer Engineering 9 — 67% / 33% 33% $107,319 95 —
Electrical Engineering 10 — 60% / 40% 10% $100,477 92 —
Mechanical Engineering 27 — 85% / 15% 4% $94,600 88 96%
Computer Science 32 +4 78% / 22% 31% $105,537 95 —
Astronomy — — — — $83,596 79 —
Chemistry 8 — 50% / 50% 12% $70,191 54 —
Geosciences 11 — 55% / 45% 0% $72,987 61 95%
Mathematics 15 +4 53% / 47% 20% $83,292 78 —
Physics 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $82,666 78 —
Systems Science and Theory 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Biochemistry 16 — 44% / 56% 6% $72,574 60 —
Biology 38 — 26% / 74% 5% $82,825 78 92%
Biomedical Sciences — — — — $73,355 62 —
Neuroscience 24 +1 21% / 79% 0% $65,134 40 96%
Environmental Science 10 — 50% / 50% 10% $59,210 22 —
Environmental Studies 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $59,324 23 —
Managerial Economics 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $108,007 96 100%
Quantitative Economics 67 +11 78% / 22% 21% $109,696 96 97%
African Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $57,729 19 —
Anthropology 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $65,029 40 —
Asian Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,560 18 —
Central/Eastern European Studies — +1 — — $57,765 19 —
Classical Languages 6 +3 50% / 50% 0% $57,840 19 —
English 10 +1 30% / 70% 0% $55,411 14 96%
French 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $57,509 18 —
German — — — — $57,397 18 —
History 11 +1 45% / 55% 0% $56,103 15 —
Philosophy 3 +3 100% / 0% 0% $58,881 22 —
Political Science 30 +2 53% / 47% 0% $80,667 75 94%
Psychology 34 +6 29% / 71% 3% $42,127 3 85%
Sociology 9 +3 22% / 78% 11% $64,295 37 —
Spanish 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% $58,103 20 —
Women's Studies — — — — $56,187 15 —
General Education 41 — 49% / 51% 7% $47,582 5 89%
Drama and Theatre Arts 5 +1 60% / 40% 0% $43,537 3 —
Music 5 — 60% / 40% 20% $43,130 3 —
Studio Art 8 +5 38% / 62% 0% $42,952 3 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,414
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 86.4% 86.4% 2012 Graduated: 83.0% 83.0% 2013 Graduated: 88.0% 88.0% 2014 Graduated: 85.7% 85.7% 2015 Graduated: 88.1% 88.1% 2016 Graduated: 87.0% 87.0% 2017 Graduated: 85.4% 85.4% 2018 Graduated: 88.0% 88.0% 2019 Graduated: 82.3% 82.3% 2020 Graduated: 85.8% 85.8% 2021 Graduated: 84.5% 84.5% 2022 Graduated: 84.6% 84.6% 2023 Graduated: 85.3% 85.3% 2024 Graduated: 80.4% 80.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 83.1% 83.1% 2012 Men: 83.0% 83.0% 2013 Men: 86.2% 86.2% 2014 Men: 84.2% 84.2% 2015 Men: 87.1% 87.1% 2016 Men: 85.2% 85.2% 2017 Men: 84.2% 84.2% 2018 Men: 88.9% 88.9% 2019 Men: 79.0% 79.0% 2020 Men: 86.8% 86.8% 2021 Men: 83.9% 83.9% 2022 Men: 80.4% 80.4% 2023 Men: 83.4% 83.4% 2024 Men: 73.4% 73.4% 2011 Women: 90.1% 90.1% 2012 Women: 83.1% 83.1% 2013 Women: 89.8% 89.8% 2014 Women: 87.2% 87.2% 2015 Women: 89.1% 89.1% 2016 Women: 89.0% 89.0% 2017 Women: 87.1% 87.1% 2018 Women: 87.1% 87.1% 2019 Women: 85.8% 85.8% 2020 Women: 84.6% 84.6% 2021 Women: 85.3% 85.3% 2022 Women: 89.8% 89.8% 2023 Women: 87.2% 87.2% 2024 Women: 89.2% 89.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 87.1% 87.1% 2012 Asian: 86.7% 86.7% 2013 Asian: 86.8% 86.8% 2014 Asian: 96.6% 96.6% 2015 Asian: 86.0% 86.0% 2016 Asian: 92.6% 92.6% 2017 Asian: 89.2% 89.2% 2018 Asian: 91.4% 91.4% 2019 Asian: 90.6% 90.6% 2020 Asian: 85.0% 85.0% 2021 Asian: 82.4% 82.4% 2022 Asian: 76.7% 76.7% 2023 Asian: 87.1% 87.1% 2024 Asian: 90.6% 90.6% 2011 Black: 91.7% 91.7% 2012 Black: 89.5% 89.5% 2013 Black: 87.0% 87.0% 2014 Black: 92.6% 92.6% 2015 Black: 96.9% 96.9% 2016 Black: 79.2% 79.2% 2017 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 Black: 90.0% 90.0% 2019 Black: 92.0% 92.0% 2020 Black: 81.8% 81.8% 2021 Black: 92.9% 92.9% 2022 Black: 81.8% 81.8% 2023 Black: 85.0% 85.0% 2024 Black: 72.2% 72.2% 2011 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2012 Hispanic: 77.3% 77.3% 2013 Hispanic: 81.8% 81.8% 2014 Hispanic: 90.0% 90.0% 2015 Hispanic: 92.3% 92.3% 2016 Hispanic: 82.9% 82.9% 2017 Hispanic: 79.5% 79.5% 2018 Hispanic: 86.0% 86.0% 2019 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2020 Hispanic: 91.7% 91.7% 2021 Hispanic: 77.5% 77.5% 2022 Hispanic: 88.2% 88.2% 2023 Hispanic: 86.4% 86.4% 2024 Hispanic: 78.3% 78.3% 2011 White: 86.7% 86.7% 2012 White: 82.8% 82.8% 2013 White: 88.4% 88.4% 2014 White: 84.1% 84.1% 2015 White: 87.3% 87.3% 2016 White: 87.7% 87.7% 2017 White: 86.5% 86.5% 2018 White: 87.2% 87.2% 2019 White: 83.8% 83.8% 2020 White: 87.0% 87.0% 2021 White: 86.6% 86.6% 2022 White: 85.3% 85.3% 2023 White: 85.7% 85.7% 2024 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2011 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 International: 81.2% 81.2% 2013 International: 93.8% 93.8% 2014 International: 90.9% 90.9% 2015 International: 90.5% 90.5% 2016 International: 87.5% 87.5% 2017 International: 85.7% 85.7% 2018 International: 92.7% 92.7% 2019 International: 60.9% 60.9% 2020 International: 73.7% 73.7% 2021 International: 71.4% 71.4% 2022 International: 82.7% 82.7% 2023 International: 84.8% 84.8% 2024 International: 78.6% 78.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.1% 111 41% / 59% 2% $59,482 23 90%
Engineering 16.9% 85 61% / 39% 11% $90,909 86 98%
Business & Economics 15.5% 78 77% / 23% 18% $109,458 96 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 15.5% 78 28% / 72% 4% $75,279 66 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 8.9% 45 60% / 40% 9% $78,087 71 95%
Education 8.2% 41 49% / 51% 7% $47,582 5 89%
Computer Science 6.4% 32 78% / 22% 31% $105,537 95 —
Arts 3.6% 18 50% / 50% 6% $43,164 3 —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.0% 15 53% / 47% 7% $59,248 22 —

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 43%
Yield (Unbound) 7%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
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%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 42.7% 42.7% 2012 Acceptance: 38.2% 38.2% 2013 Acceptance: 37.3% 37.3% 2014 Acceptance: 41.1% 41.1% 2015 Acceptance: 38.3% 38.3% 2016 Acceptance: 36.9% 36.9% 2017 Acceptance: 37.4% 37.4% 2018 Acceptance: 38.7% 38.7% 2019 Acceptance: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 Acceptance: 41.3% 41.3% 2021 Acceptance: 47.0% 47.0% 2022 Acceptance: 46.5% 46.5% 2023 Acceptance: 43.8% 43.8% 2024 Acceptance: 43.9% 43.9% 2011 Yield: 26.0% 26.0% 2012 Yield: 27.8% 27.8% 2013 Yield: 26.2% 26.2% 2014 Yield: 25.6% 25.6% 2015 Yield: 24.7% 24.7% 2016 Yield: 22.8% 22.8% 2017 Yield: 22.8% 22.8% 2018 Yield: 22.0% 22.0% 2019 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2020 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2021 Yield: 16.1% 16.1% 2022 Yield: 14.6% 14.6% 2023 Yield: 13.5% 13.5% 2024 Yield: 13.9% 13.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 5,151 5,151 2012 Applicants: 5,565 5,565 2013 Applicants: 5,725 5,725 2014 Applicants: 5,406 5,406 2015 Applicants: 5,996 5,996 2016 Applicants: 6,648 6,648 2017 Applicants: 6,676 6,676 2018 Applicants: 6,716 6,716 2019 Applicants: 6,086 6,086 2020 Applicants: 7,622 7,622 2021 Applicants: 7,470 7,470 2022 Applicants: 8,458 8,458 2023 Applicants: 9,295 9,295 2024 Applicants: 8,210 8,210 2011 Admitted: 2,197 2,197 2012 Admitted: 2,127 2,127 2013 Admitted: 2,134 2,134 2014 Admitted: 2,223 2,223 2015 Admitted: 2,297 2,297 2016 Admitted: 2,453 2,453 2017 Admitted: 2,495 2,495 2018 Admitted: 2,598 2,598 2019 Admitted: 2,612 2,612 2020 Admitted: 3,145 3,145 2021 Admitted: 3,513 3,513 2022 Admitted: 3,934 3,934 2023 Admitted: 4,070 4,070 2024 Admitted: 3,606 3,606 2011 Enrolled: 572 572 2012 Enrolled: 591 591 2013 Enrolled: 559 559 2014 Enrolled: 570 570 2015 Enrolled: 568 568 2016 Enrolled: 560 560 2017 Enrolled: 570 570 2018 Enrolled: 571 571 2019 Enrolled: 550 550 2020 Enrolled: 466 466 2021 Enrolled: 565 565 2022 Enrolled: 575 575 2023 Enrolled: 550 550 2024 Enrolled: 500 500

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

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

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 1220 1220 2019 25th: 1220 1220 2020 25th: 1210 1210 2021 25th: 1270 1270 2022 25th: 1310 1310 2023 25th: 1310 1310 2024 25th: 1310 1310 2013 75th: 1400 1400 2019 75th: 1420 1420 2020 75th: 1400 1400 2021 75th: 1450 1450 2022 75th: 1490 1490 2023 75th: 1480 1480 2024 75th: 1480 1480

SAT Math

25th 75th
600 650 700 750 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 630 630 2019 25th: 620 620 2020 25th: 610 610 2021 25th: 640 640 2022 25th: 660 660 2023 25th: 660 660 2024 25th: 650 650 2013 75th: 720 720 2019 75th: 740 740 2020 75th: 720 720 2021 75th: 740 740 2022 75th: 760 760 2023 75th: 760 760 2024 75th: 760 760

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
550 600 650 700 750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 590 590 2019 25th: 600 600 2020 25th: 600 600 2021 25th: 630 630 2022 25th: 650 650 2023 25th: 650 650 2024 25th: 660 660 2013 75th: 680 680 2019 75th: 680 680 2020 75th: 680 680 2021 75th: 710 710 2022 75th: 730 730 2023 75th: 720 720 2024 75th: 720 720

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 Submitted: 67.0% 67.0% 2019 Submitted: 82.0% 82.0% 2020 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0% 2021 Submitted: 53.0% 53.0% 2022 Submitted: 55.0% 55.0% 2023 Submitted: 49.0% 49.0% 2024 Submitted: 43.0% 43.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.