	Union College 2016 University Academic Rankings
This article is about the Union College in Schenectady, New York. For other institutions of this or a similar name, see Union College (disambiguation). Union College is a private, non-denominational liberal arts college located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. In the 19th century, it became the "Mother of Fraternities", as three of the earliest such organizations were established there. After 175 years as a traditional all-male institution, Union College began enrolling women in 1970. The college offers a liberal arts curriculum across some 21 academic departments, as well as opportunities for interdepartmental majors and self-designed organizing theme majors. In common with most liberal arts colleges, Union offers a wide array of courses in arts, sciences, literature, and foreign languages, but, in common with only a few other liberal arts colleges, Union also offers ABET-accredited undergraduate degrees in computer engineering, bioengineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. Approximately 25% of students major in the social sciences; 10% in psychology; 11% in engineering; 10% in biology; 9% in history; and 10% in the humanities; while some 5% design their own majors. By the time they graduate, about 60% of Union students will have engaged in some form of international study or study abroad. History \| Founding Places of higher learning were few in the early days of the Americas. During the colonial period (1636-1769) of American history, nine surviving institutions of higher education were founded, largely in association with religious denominations and devoted to the perpetuation of traditional forms of religious culture. Officially chartered in 1795, Union can trace its beginnings to 1779. Certain that General John Burgoyne's defeat at the Battle of Saratoga two years before would mean a new nation, nearly 1,000 citizens of northern New York (which then included what eventually became Vermont) began the first popular demand for higher education in America. Local academic and religious activists persisted in these efforts for 16 years until the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York recognized the school with that institution's first charter. By 1799, another 16 surviving colleges had been chartered or founded in the United States, to bring the total to 25 at the end of the 18th century. But, in the years between the American Revolution and Civil War, the legal foundations of 182 permanent colleges were laid in the United States. Hundreds more were born but proved short-lived, largely because of financial limitations and denominational competition. Not the least of the obstacles faced by these hopeful institutions was the fact that many of them were started without adequate continuing support, in outlying communities whose populations and prosperity all laid in the future. Of the 182 colleges and universities founded in those years, well over a hundred appeared outside the original thirteen colonies. Union College, like many of these, was founded in what was nearly a wilderness, in the town of Schenectady, New York on the Mohawk River; at the time, the town had fewer than 4,000 residents. The cities of Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo did not yet exist, and western New York was very sparsely settled; the total white population of the area beyond what is now Rome was below 2,000. Union's charter was 16 years in the making. Even before the Revolution had ended, a new "rising democratic tide" was overtaking the colonists. The old ways, and in particular the old purposes and structure of higher education, were being pushed aside. Practical education for the new man of commerce and politics wa ... [more on wikipedia]

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Union College Details

Union College Details
detail	value
state	Kentucky
conference	Mid - South Conference / Appal...
public	Private
scores	1442/961/22
level	BelowAverage
rank	[162
overall ROI rank	[178
size	tiny
undergrads	869
grads	270
price	34995
drop	67
stem	9
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Union College?

1. number 162 for Academics.

2. number 178 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Union College?

1. Gettysburg College

2. Colorado College

3. Lafayette College

4. Colby College

5. Grinnell College

6. St Olaf College

7. Whitman College

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Union College National Academic Rankings

Union College National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	162	81	76	233	201	153	159	170	178
Private	91	71	61	99	94	53	53	75	93
Stem Low	90	39	51	97	93	80	80	86	97
New England Region	72	44	41	96	80	60	60	50	59
State of Kentucky	24	20	19	23	23	4	3	2	12
State of Nebraska	11	14	8	11	11	3	3	1	4
State of New York	23	12	11	51	25	23	21	13	14
Top Ten Top250	162	81	76	233	201	153	159	170	178

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

Union College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Union College

Union College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Union College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
86.11	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
86.10	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
85.97	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
85.49	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
85.16	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
84.93	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
84.45	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
80.00	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
79.45	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
78.24	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
77.92	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
77.53	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
77.42	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
76.29	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
76.03	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
75.72	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
75.43	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
74.67	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
74.45	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
74.24	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
74.16	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
73.86	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
73.84	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
73.82	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
73.79	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
73.77	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
72.83	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
71.69	St Mary's College of Maryland	Maryland	Capital Athletic Conference	Public	Good	275	409
70.97	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
70.56	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	137	205
70.47	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
70.15	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
69.55	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
69.44	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
69.40	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
69.27	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
69.02	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
68.95	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
68.92	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
68.88	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
68.85	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
68.80	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
68.69	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
68.51	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
68.44	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
68.32	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
68.11	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
67.96	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
67.77	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
67.71	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

Union College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Union College

Union College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Union College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
95.47	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
95.27	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
93.97	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
93.72	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
93.41	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
91.98	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
91.91	Chapman University	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Good	208	242
90.88	Milwaukee School of Engineering	Wisconsin	Northern Athletics Collegiate ...	Private	Good	184	102
89.05	Truman State University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	208	189
88.75	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
88.13	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
84.19	Texas Christian University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	AboveAverage	214	181
83.59	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
82.60	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
82.60	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
82.59	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
82.24	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
80.94	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
79.85	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
79.19	Big Sky Conference (Average)	-	Big Sky Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	170
78.14	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
78.14	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
77.85	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
77.21	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
77.06	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
76.21	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
68.23	Liberty University	Virginia	Big South Conference	Private	Average	230	248

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