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Union College Kentucky Overview

Located in Barbourville, Kentucky, Union College Kentucky is a private not-for-profit institution. Barbourville is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Union College Kentucky Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$24,852 Avg Cost After Aid
56% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at Union College.
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Where Is Union College Kentucky?

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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: www.unionky.edu

How Do I Get Into Union College?

You can apply to Union College online at: https://www.unionky.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Union College

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Union College?

56% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
6% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 56%, Union College does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 53%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Average Test Scores

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Union College Kentucky  ( 475 to 558 )
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SAT Math Scores for Union College Kentucky  ( 480 to 590 )
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800
Union College received ACT scores from 84% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

ACT English Scores for Union College Kentucky  ( 15 to 22 )
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ACT Math Scores for Union College Kentucky  ( 16 to 22 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Union College Kentucky  ( 16 to 22 )
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36

Can I Afford Union College Kentucky?

$24,852 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
6.6% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Union College is $24,852. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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 6.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Union College Kentucky Undergraduate Student Diversity

741 Full-Time Undergraduates
46% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 789 undergraduate students at Union College, with 741 being full-time and 48 being part-time.

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There are also 235 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 741 full-time undergraduates at Union College, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Union College Kentucky students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 108
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 504
International Students 77
Other Races/Ethnicities 35

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Union College Kentucky. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at Union College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Brazil, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Union College Kentucky

272 Took All Classes Online
741 Took At Least One Class Online
3.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at Union College. In 2020-2021, 741 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Union College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 30th most popular in Kentucky for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Union College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Union College Kentucky was 3.8%. This is the #1,586 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Union College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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