Union College Rankings

Located in Lincoln, NE, Union College is one of the best universities in the state of New York. On this page, you will find in-depth rankings for Union College in the following areas: graduation rates, teaching  resources, financing opportunities, and alumni donations. Latest acceptance rate is also given to show how competitive is Union College.

3800 S. 48th Street Lincoln, NE 68506
Phone: (800) 228-4600
Email: ucenroll@ucollege.edu
Web site: http://www.ucollege.edu

Rankings: Union College

Rankings, Ratings, and Admissions Statistics
Overall Ranking: 43
Score: 52
Peer college rating (out of 5) 2.2
Graduation and retention ranking: 31
Average freshman retention rate: 70.8%
6-year graduation rate: 50.5%
Predicted graduation rate: N/A
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-): N/A
Faculty resources ranking: 30
Classes with under 20 students (2020): 68.1%
Classes with 50 or more students (2020): 0.8%
Student faculty ratio (2020): 12:1
Percent of faculty who are full-time (2020) 82.8%
Student selectivity ranking: 56
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (2020) 20-25
2020 Freshmen in top 10 percent of high school class: 13%
Freshmen in top 25 percent of high school class (2020): 18%
Fall 2020 Acceptance rate: 65.0%
Financial resources rank: 13
Alumni giving rank: 4
Average alumni giving rate (2020): 33.7%

Union College History

Essential Facts: Union College

  • Founded in 1795, Union College was the first college chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York.
  • Union has the distinction of having had the longest serving college or university president in the history of the United States, Eliphalet Nott.
  • The College becomes the first liberal arts college to offer engineering. Union was also one of the first to offer course work in American history and constitutional government.

Rules and regulations Sports Activities 

General Information  
Percent of undergraduate students who live in college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing: 65%
Percent of undergraduates who are members of a fraternity: N/A
Percent of student body who are members of a sorority: N/A
Average percentage of students on campus during weekends: 45%
Are all students permitted to have cars on campus? Yes
Percent of students who have cars on campus: 65%
Is alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age? No
Additional policies and regulations: permission required for student marriages, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Collegiate athletic association: N/A
Men’s scholarship sports: N/A
Women’s scholarship sports: N/A
Student activities: choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, music ensembles, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook