Union College
Schenectady, New York · Private · 2,046 undergraduates · union.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
43%
of 9,246 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1320 to 1470
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$98,850Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Union College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
43% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$98,850
a year in 2027-28, from a $98,850 sticker price
What to do with your 1390
Send your score
About 61% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1260, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Test Policy | Admissions | Union College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
43%
of applicants were admitted: 4,015 of 9,246 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by November 1, hear by January 10.
Early Decision
Binding. 49% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
322 students were offered a spot; 106 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 33% of them sent SAT scores and 8% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1320 to 1470
Reading and Writing 660 to 730
Math 660 to 740
ACT composite 30 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160050%
- 1200 to 139945%
- 1000 to 11995%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.70
- 4.014%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.4920%
- 3.00 to 3.2418%
- 2.50 to 2.999.7%
- Below 2.501.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$98,850
a year
- Tuition$80,740
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $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
- Over $110,000$42,202
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$59,792
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
31%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $33,597 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: November 1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: January 15
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Presidential Scholarship
$5,000 to $40,000 a year
Competitive · No separate application
To keep it: it renews automatically for 4 years while you study full time toward a bachelor's degree.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
3 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $8,070Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 0 | Need to review portfolio - see dept. chairperson |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 0 | Need to review portfolio - see dept. chairperson |
| Art History | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| Biology | 4 | 1 | Biology 050 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 1 | MTH 110 |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 2 | Mth 110 and 112 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 1 | Math 110 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 2 | Math 110 and 112 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 2 | MTH 110 and MTH 112 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 1 | MTH 110 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 5 | 2 | MTH 110 and MTH 112 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1 | Chemistry 101 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 1 | CSC 105 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 1 | CSC 11X |
| Drawing | 4 | 0 | Need to review portfolio - see dept. chairperson |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 1 | Unspecified course credit, placement into 200-level English classes is permitted |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 1 | Unspecified course credit, placement into 200-level English classes is permitted |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 1 | ENS 100 |
| European History | 4 | 1 | History 147 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| Human Geography | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | ITL 100 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| Latin | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 | ECO101* |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 | ECO 101* |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 0 | Department head must determine if credit earned |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 0 | Department head must determine if credit earned |
| Music Theory | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 1 | PHY SET credit only if both Physics 1 and 2 are taken with 4 or 5. |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 1 | PHY SET credit only if both Physics 1 and 2 are taken with 4 or 5. |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 | Phy 121 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 | Physics 120 |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 | PSY 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 1 | Unspecified course credit |
| Statistics | 4 | 1 | STA 104 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | PSC 111 |
| United States History | 4 | 1 | HST 102 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 | HST 105 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
81%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$95,269
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Union College$105,911
- All colleges$89,628
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 7 majors here have earnings data.
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