Overview active icon
Overview
Admissions inactive icon
Admissions
Financials inactive icon
Financials
Academic inactive icon
Academic
Campus Life inactive icon
Campus Life
Students inactive icon
Students

Union, founded in 1879, is a private, church-affiliated college. Its 100-acre campus is located in Barbourville, 90 miles southeast of Lexington.

Read More
collegeType
Private
studentType
Coed
737
Undergraduates
426
Men - 57.8%
312
Women - 42.2%
Admissions iconAdmissions
See More
Admissions iconAdmissions
expand icon
Entrance Difficulty
Moderately difficult
Overall Admission Rate
55% of 834 applicants were admitted
Early Action Offered
Yes
Early Decision Offered
Yes
Regular Admission Deadline
Rolling
Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen
Average GPA
3.7
SAT Math
460-545 range of middle 50%
SAT EBRW
460-560 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite
14-21 range of middle 50%
Financials iconFinancials
See More
Financials iconFinancials
expand icon
Cost of Attendance
$91,416
Tuition and Fees
$71,676
Room and Board
$17,640
Average Percent of Need Met
100%
Average Freshman Award
$62,738
Average Indebtedness of 2024 Graduates
$40,343
Academics iconAcademics
See More
Academics iconAcademics
expand icon
Academic Calendar System
Trimester
General Education/Core Curriculum
Required for most or all students
Full-Time Faculty Teaching Undergraduates
145
Regular Class Size (Students)
2-9
27%
10-19
42%
20-29
24%
30-39
7%
50-99
0%
Campus life iconCampus Life
See More
Campus life iconCampus Life
expand icon
Barbourville Population
2,974
Nearest Metropolitan Area
Not reported
Freshman Housing Guarantee
College offers housing to students
Students in College Housing
90% of all students
Mascot
Bulldogs
Sororities
Not reported
Fraternities
Not reported
Students iconStudents
See More
Students iconStudents
expand icon
Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.8%
Asian
1.1%
Black/African-American
16.5%
Hispanic/Latino
3.8%
Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
5.9%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
1.4%
White
69%
Unknown
1.4%
International Students
14.5%
First-Year Students Returning
58.0%
Students Graduating Within 4 Years
72.9%
Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
Not reported
Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
Not reported
Undergraduate and Undergraduate Financial Aid data displayed on CollegeData’s college profiles is from the 2024-25 academic year.
A portion of the College Profile data is provided under license by:
Peterson's Undergraduate and Undergraduate Financial Aid Databases, copyright © 2025 Peterson's LLC. All rights reserved.