Union Institute & University Overview

Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Union Institute & University is a private not-for-profit institution. Cincinnati is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Union Institute & University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Union since the student to facuty ratio is 7 to 1.
• Students at Union have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at Union is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 17% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Union bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,400 a year. That's about 4% more than their peers at other schools.

Union Institute & University Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Union is ranked #140 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #3 out of 108 schools in Ohio.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Union has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#84	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Union.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Union has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Homeland Security Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Criminal Justice Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Child Care & Support Services Management Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual

Where Is Union Institute & University?

Contact details for Union are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	440 E Mcmillan St, Cincinnati, OH 45206-1925
Phone:	800-861-6400
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/myunion
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/uiuNews

How Do I Get Into Union?

You can apply to Union online at: apply.myunion.edu/

Union Institute & University has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Union Institute & University?

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, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $9,500 a year. That adds up to $38,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Union is 4.8%. 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.

Union Institute & University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 575 undergraduate students at Union, with 227 being full-time and 348 being part-time.

There are also 234 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 227 full-time undergraduates at Union, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Union Institute & University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Union Institute & University. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Union Institute & University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 5 master’s degree programs available online at Union. In 2019-2020, 809 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 23rd most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Union

The following table shows how Union is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Homeland Security	#21	#7
Other Education	#30	#4
Public Health	#42	#12
Special Education	#46	#16
Mental & Social Health Services	#46	#7
Social Work	#49	#4
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#55	#4
Liberal Arts General Studies	#55	#4

Online Affordability Rankings of Union Rankings

The following table shows how Union is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Social Work	#4	#4
Other Education	#4	#4
Special Education	#7	#4
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#10	#4
Human Development & Family Studies	#10	#10
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	#10	#10
Liberal Arts General Studies	#10	#4
Mental & Social Health Services	#13	#13
Public Health	#13	#10
Homeland Security	#16	#16
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#16	#16
General Business/Commerce	#16	#13
General Education	#23	#20
Education	#30	#33
Public Administration & Social Service	#34	#31
Business, Management & Marketing	#34	#28
Business Administration & Management	#58	#55
General Psychology	#61	#46
Health Professions	#66	#57
Psychology	#67	#52
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#72	#69

Online Growth Rankings of Union

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Union Institute & University was 3.5%. This is the #813 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Union regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Union majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Education	67%
Health Professions	9%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	15%
Liberal Arts General Studies	15%
Public Health	19%
Special Education	75%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Union ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Union.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Cultural Studies & Analysis	#3
Literature	#5
Agricultural Economics & Business	#13
Ethnic Studies	#28
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	#35
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	#41
Other Education	#65
Health Sciences & Services	#72
Social Work	#80
General Education	#98
Homeland Security	#98
Human Development & Family Studies	#121
Public Health	#140
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	#147
Mental & Social Health Services	#148
English Language & Literature	#158
General Psychology	#178
Special Education	#185
General Business/Commerce	#241
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#246
Psychology	#256
Public Administration & Social Service	#283
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#336
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#489

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%.

Union Institute & University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Criminal Justice & Corrections	146	0	0	0	146
Human Development & Family Studies	103	0	0	0	103
Homeland Security	51	0	0	0	51
Business Administration & Management	10	0	36	0	46
Public Health	21	6	0	0	27
Liberal Arts General Studies	6	0	14	0	20
Social Work	12	0	0	0	12
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	10	10
General Psychology	10	0	0	0	10
Mental & Social Health Services	0	1	7	0	8
Special Education	4	0	0	0	4
Teacher Education Grade Specific	4	0	0	0	4
Other Education	0	0	1	0	1
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0	0
Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0	0
Cultural Studies & Analysis	0	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	367	7	58	10	442

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Tim Evanson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.