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 Nebraska was awarded 19 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health sciences & services.
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College Factual ranked Union College as #1,479 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 19 colleges in Nebraska, Union College is ranked at #17.
With an acceptance rate of 98%, Union College Nebraska is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 8% 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 510 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 540.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Union College it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 Nebraska is 91%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Union College Nebraska enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
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 25%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 669 undergraduates at Union College with 586 being full-time and 83 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,584 | $22,238 | $17,145 | $24,381 | $26,298 |
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 88% of students took out student loans averaging $4,930 a year. That adds up to $19,720 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Union College is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Union College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3800 S 48Th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506 |
| Phone: | 402-486-2600 |
| Website: | https://www.ucollege.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/UnionCollegeLincolnNebraska |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/ucollegene |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 43 | $62,364 |
| Business Administration & Management | 24 | $40,587 |
| Public Health | 16 | NA |
| General Biology | 8 | NA |
| Social Work | 7 | NA |
| General Psychology | 6 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 5 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 4 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 4 | NA |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 4 | 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, 48 students took at least one online class at Union College Nebraska. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 48 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 21 | 1 |
| 2017-2018 | 27 | 13 |
| 2016-2017 | 20 | 8 |
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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