10-yr median earnings
$88,604
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Schenectady, New York
Union College
Union College is a private nonprofit institution in Schenectady, New York. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $88,604
- 10-yr median earnings
- 43.9%
- Acceptance rate
- $34,561
- Avg net price / yr
- 82.8%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Union College pairs top-5% former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 2%
- former-student earnings, US
- 43.9%
- acceptance rate
- 82.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +40%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Union College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
63/100
Union College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$88,604
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$34,561
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
82.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,337
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
88.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
90.2%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$34,561
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
82.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 82.8%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Union College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Union College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Union College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$88,604 Top 2% higher than 98% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Union College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $88,604 | #114 of 5103 | 98th |
| Average net price | $34,561 | #4719 of 5020 | 6th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 82.8% | #568 of 4858 | 88th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,046 | #1449 of 5462 | 73rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
2,046
Undergraduate enrollment
43.9%
Acceptance rate
1,395
SAT average
82.8%
150%-time completion
$88,604
10-yr median earnings
90.2%
First-year retention
How Union College ranks in New York
State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Union College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $88,604 | #20 of 299 | 93rd |
| Average net price | $34,561 | #289 of 328 | 12th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 82.8% | #59 of 322 | 82nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,046 | #99 of 367 | 73rd |
Highest former-student earnings in New York
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $131,426 | $29,882 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | $111,027 | $47,181 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | $109,601 | - |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education | $107,249 | $48,150 |
| 5 | Miami Ad School-New York | $106,192 | - |
| 6 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | $104,403 | $26,315 |
| 7 | Cornell University | $104,043 | $28,690 |
| 8 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $104,043 | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $102,491 | $21,590 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $102,051 | $36,228 |
| 11 | Cochran School of Nursing | $99,503 | - |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | $96,980 | - |
| 20 | Union CollegeThis school | $88,604 | $34,561 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 43.9% |
| SAT Average | 1,395 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 650 – 760 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 660 – 720 |
| ACT Average | 30 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 29 – 33 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Union College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $11,776
$0 – $30k
$11,776 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k $16,415
$30k – $48k
$16,415 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$23,941 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$45,017 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Union College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $69,039 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $69,039 |
| Average Net Price | $34,561 |
14.4%
Pell Grant Rate
44.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,337
Median Debt
$269/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Union College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +10.7% over 10 years, from $32,533 to $36,000 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $32,5332023 · $36,000
Over the same years, enrollment went -6.2% (2,206 → 2,070 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
49.6%
Female
13.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
90.2%
Retention Rate
$63,219
Median Earnings (6yr)
81.7%
Earning Over $25K
88.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 82.8% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 90.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $63,219 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $88,604 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 81.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 88.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,337 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $269/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Union College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Business/Managerial Econom…
Business/Managerial Economics
$114,064 median earnings
- Economics
Economics
$99,783 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$87,208 median earnings
- Biomedical/Medical Enginee…
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
$86,182 median earnings
- Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
$85,427 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$75,345 median earnings
- Political Science and Gove…
Political Science and Government
$75,005 median earnings
- Neurobiology and Neuroscie…
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
$68,666 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's | 11 | $114,064 | - |
| Economics | Bachelor's | 98 | $99,783 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 46 | $87,208 | $21,500 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's | 20 | $86,182 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | 40 | $85,427 | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's | 1 | $75,345 | $24,500 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | 47 | $75,005 | $25,389 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's | 31 | $68,666 | $24,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's | 20 | - | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's | 18 | - | - |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | 11 | - | - |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's | 7 | - | - |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's | 44 | - | $25,062 |
| History | Bachelor's | 18 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Union College? ▼
Union College is a private nonprofit institution in Schenectady, New York. The acceptance rate is 43.9%. The average SAT score is 1,395. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,046 students.
How much do Union College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Union College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $88,604 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $63,219.
How much does Union College cost? ▼
The average net price at Union College is $34,561. In-state tuition is $69,039 and out-of-state tuition is $69,039. Median student debt at graduation is $25,337.
What is the graduation rate at Union College? ▼
Union College has a 82.8% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 90.2%.
Is Union College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Union College is $25,337, while former students earn a median of $88,604 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 88.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $269.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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