by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Union College Kentucky was awarded 9 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general education.
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College Factual ranked Union College as #2,021 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Union College held the #2,059 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Union College is also ranked #26 out of 38 schools in Kentucky.
If you're applying to Union College Kentucky you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 56%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 6% of students accepted to Union College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 475 and 558. Math scores were between 480 and 590.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Union College Kentucky is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Union College Kentucky is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Union College Kentucky this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Union College is 26%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 945 undergraduates at Union College with 868 being full-time and 77 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,570 | $17,801 | $19,476 | $39,439 | $39,439 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Union College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Union College, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $6,534 a year. That adds up to $26,136 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Union College is 14.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Union College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 310 College St, Barbourville, KY 40906-1499 |
| Phone: | 606-546-4151 |
| Website: | https://www.unionky.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/UnionCollegeKY |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UnionCollegeKY |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 37 | $57,226 |
| Business Administration & Management | 36 | $31,123 |
| Health & Physical Education | 36 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 16 | NA |
| Marketing | 12 | NA |
| General Psychology | 12 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 11 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 10 | NA |
| General Biology | 8 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 7 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 741 students took at least one online class at Union College Kentucky. This is a decrease from the 797 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 741 | 272 |
| 2019-2020 | 797 | 310 |
| 2018-2019 | 812 | 286 |
| 2017-2018 | 817 | 332 |
| 2016-2017 | 725 | 295 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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