Union College (New York)
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Union College (New York) is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, NY (city setting), with 2,082 undergraduates (45% women). It admitted 44% of 9,295 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1310–1480 on the SAT and 30–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $84,870 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $42,884 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 85% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, engineering, biological sciences. The campus reported 4.36 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Union College (New York) ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $66,456
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Union College (New York)
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Union College (New York) teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Liberty League | 28 | — | 3 | $175k | $6,255 | — | |
| Baseball | Liberty League | 38 | — | 1 | $218k | $5,747 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Liberty League | 16 | — | 1 | $250k | $15,655 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Liberty League | 15 | — | 1 | $216k | $14,431 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Liberty League | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Liberty League | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Liberty League | 26 | — | 1 | $196k | $7,524 | — | |
| Football | Liberty League | 100 | — | 1 | $797k | $7,971 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Liberty League | 8 | — | 1 | $79k | $9,825 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 28 | 2 over | 3 | $2.1M | $74,365 | 995 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 26 | at cap | 4 | $1.7M | $63,805 | 990 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Liberty League | 43 | — | 1 | $316k | $7,351 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Liberty League | 31 | — | 1 | $206k | $6,636 | — | |
| Men's Rowing | Liberty League | 21 | — | 3 | $73k | $3,478 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Liberty League | 23 | — | 1 | $73k | $3,162 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Liberty League | 30 | — | 1 | $234k | $7,787 | — | |
| Softball | Liberty League | 18 | — | 1 | $164k | $9,138 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Liberty League | 15 | — | 1 | $131k | $8,720 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Liberty League | 20 | — | 1 | $115k | $5,770 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Liberty League | 12 | — | 3 | $114k | $9,512 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Liberty League | 10 | — | 2 | $93k | $9,265 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Liberty League | 83 | — | 1 | $167k | $2,012 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Liberty League | 59 | — | 1 | $157k | $2,653 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Liberty League | 18 | — | 1 | $188k | $10,434 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.