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.
- Top 17%Pell Grant share
- Top 21%Acceptance rate
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
- $23,9061,420th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $30,9461,371st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,9461,289th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $44,3751,327th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,2501,163rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,0021,525th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,5291,447th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 36.0%1,623rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 57.5%1,656th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 55.0%335th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 965986th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 19867th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7361,542nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 50.6%366th highest of 2,140 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
- EDNov 1
- ED IIJan 15
- EANov 1
- RDJan 15
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $55,964 | $56,415 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $29,685 | $29,685 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $29,250 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $25,967 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | — | — |
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)
- Archery
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteunionky.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 157863)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Union College vs Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.