Nursing
Ranked #173 of 686 for valueRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · 29 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $87,221
- Ranked-college median: $85,171
- Median debt
- $15,066
- Ranked-college median: $20,938
Union College-Kentucky acceptance rate
Acceptance rate: 63.2% (fall admissions, CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). 3,513 of 7,470 applicants were admitted. Middle 50% test scores: SAT Reading & Writing 630–710, SAT Math 640–740, ACT 15–22. Admissions details
What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 746
Smaller than 71% of colleges
National median 1,603
Union College-KentuckyMiddle half of collegesNational median
Religious affiliation: United Methodist(U.S. College Scorecard · 2025)
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Union College-Kentucky admitted 63.2% of 7,470 applicants.
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Applicants7,470
63.2% of applicants were admitted
- Admitted3,513
16.1% of admitted students enrolled (yield)
- Enrolled (first-year)565
Middle 50% test scores
- SAT Reading & Writing
- 630–710
- 200800
- SAT Math
- 640–740
- 200800
- ACT Composite
- 15–22
- 136
Your chances
Check your chancesYour SAT or ACT against Union College-Kentucky- SAT, middle 50%
- 1270–1450
- ACT, middle 50%
- 15–22
Cost & financial aid
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Average net price
$11,010
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $31,809
- Average net price
- $11,010
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 54.3%
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39.9%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
63.8%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$46,405
Former students who received federal aid
Programs at Union College-Kentucky
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Bachelor's majors where Union College-Kentucky is ranked in CollegesRef's value rankings. Earnings are medians 4 years after graduating, for graduates who received federal aid; the tick on each bar marks the median of all ranked colleges in that field.
Kinesiology and exercise science
Ranked #400 of 459 for valueSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · 41 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $41,475
- Ranked-college median: $53,707
- Median debt
- $23,250
- Ranked-college median: $21,500
Business
Ranked #813 of 986 for valueBusiness Administration, Management and Operations · 35 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $51,079
- Ranked-college median: $64,860
- Median debt
- $20,500
- Ranked-college median: $21,375
Academics
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Total students
746
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's college
A College or University that also has a small number of Master’s Degree programs.
Colleges like Union College-Kentucky
Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY- Lindsey Wilson CollegeColumbia, KY
Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes, KY
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Union College-KentuckyBarbourville, KY, United States
Distances are straight-line miles, not driving distance. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Campus
Union College-Kentucky
Barbourville, KY, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Master's college
Remote town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
Nearest major cityLouisville, KY · about 140 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- unionky.edu
Colleges nearby
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College13.4 miPineville
University of the Cumberlands17.7 miWilliamsburg- Somerset Community College42.3 miSomerset
- Hazard Community and Technical College46.7 miHazard
- Galen College of Nursing-ARH47.3 miHazard
- Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College49.6 miCumberland
Colleges nearby
- Clear Creek Baptist Bible College13 mi from Union College-Kentucky
- University of the Cumberlands18 mi from Union College-Kentucky
- Somerset Community College42 mi from Union College-Kentucky
- Hazard Community and Technical College47 mi from Union College-Kentucky
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Mission & community
Methodist
Affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
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What is the Union College-Kentucky acceptance rate for 2026?
Union College-Kentucky admitted 63.1% of 7,470 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the most recent release. That is the figure colleges report to the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
How much is Union College-Kentucky tuition?
Tuition at Union College-Kentucky is $31,809 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $11,010 a year.
What is the average net price at Union College-Kentucky?
The average net price at Union College-Kentucky, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $11,010 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Union College-Kentucky?
39.9% of first-time, full-time students at Union College-Kentucky graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Union College-Kentucky?
The closest matches are KWC, Lindsey Wilson College, and Alice Lloyd College, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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