Union College

Union College is a private nonprofit college in Schenectady, NY. Its average net price is $28,128 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,803
$30,001 to $48,000$15,351
$48,001 to $75,000$18,939
$75,001 to $110,000$28,594
$110,001 and up$42,202
$71,676Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$71,676Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$28,128Average Net Price
$17,640Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$612Other Expenses
19.5%Students on Pell Grants
47.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

43.9%Acceptance Rate
660 to 720SAT Reading, Middle Half
650 to 760SAT Math, Middle Half
29 to 33ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$77,149
8 years after entry$83,188
10 years after entry$95,269
80.9%Graduation Rate
90.2%Retention Rate
$25,081Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Schenectady, NYLocation
Small citySetting
2,046Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Astronomy and Astrophysics$41,014 National median for this major n=614Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$39,104 National median for this major n=1,159Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=38
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$72,215 Small program - rough guide n=47$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=71
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$54,751 Small program - rough guide n=44$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840$26,854 Small program - rough guide n=37
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Systems Science and Theory$67,084 National median for this major n=328Not published

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