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Union College

Barbourville, KY · Private · Town (remote)

Private institution in Barbourville, KY · 736 undergraduates · 55% acceptance rate · $42,002 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,9061,412th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$30,9461,359th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$30,9461,277th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$44,3751,317th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,2501,156th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,0021,518th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,5291,441st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
36.0%1,608th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
57.5%1,645th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
55.0%329th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
965984th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
19865th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7361,539th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
50.6%363rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 163 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 27 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$55,964$56,415
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$29,685$29,685
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$29,250—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$25,967—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors——
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,235,994 (M $7,197,000 · W $3,038,994)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Union College’s 736 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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