Union College

Schenectady, NY
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    65 faculty · 100 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Business Administration18 faculty avg h-index 9.5 #50 of 59 in Business Administration
    Stephen J. Schmidt, Kenneth B. Sharpe Professor of Economics h-index 22
    My research interests include the economics of education, especially education finance, and the normative evaluation of economic outcomes and policies. I’ve done some work in transportation policy as well. I have published articles in Ameri
    Notable: “The Privatization of Public Space: Modeling and Measuring Publicness” (2011) · 236 citations
    Murilo Silva, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 21
    Notable: “Deterministic versus stochastic trends: Detection and challenges” (2009) · 96 citations
    Lewis Davis, Thomas Armstrong Professor of Economics h-index 20
    I have over 35 peer-reviewed or edited publications addressing a broad range of topics, including economic growth, political economy, the economics of culture, and social status. Recent publications have appeared in the Journal of Public Ec
    Notable: “Lung Cysts, Spontaneous Pneumothorax, and Genetic Associations in 89 Families with Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome” (2007) · 352 citations
    Tomas Dvorak, David and Beverly Yunich Professor of Business Ethics h-index 13
    Design of retirement plans, International finance Additional media For the Record - Week of Feb. 27, 2026 Catching up with… Tomas Dvorak Open Data Day Hackathon Striegnitz Awarded NSF CUE Ethics Grant Union offers Data Analytics Minor Analy
    Notable: “Do Domestic Investors Have an Information Advantage? Evidence from Indonesia” (2005) · 623 citations
    Psychology13 faculty avg h-index 14.2 #82 of 89 in Psychology
    Jennifer Fredricks, Professor of Psychology h-index 34
    My research interests include student engagement, motivation, educational interventions, extracurricular participation, and gender-role socialization. I have examined these questions in large scale longitudinal studies of child and adolesce
    Notable: “School Engagement: Potential of the Concept, State of the Evidence” (2004) · 11,805 citations
    Cay Anderson-Hanley, Professor of Psychology h-index 23
    My research interests lie primarily in the realm of clinical neuropsychology and health psychology. In particular, I am interested in the neuropsychological effects of exercise for older adults, especially as it might relate to the maintena
    Notable: “Exergaming and Older Adult Cognition” (2012) · 448 citations
    Joshua Hart, Professor of Psychology, Psychology Department Chair h-index 21
    Personality and social psychology, with an emphasis on close relationships, self-esteem, worldviews (i.e., belief systems), and their interplay. Research interests Professor Hart investigates the psychological consequences of humans’ unique
    Notable: “Attachment, Self-Esteem, Worldviews, and Terror Management: Evidence for a Tripartite Security System.” (2005) · 342 citations
    George Bizer, Gilbert R. Livingston Professor of the Behavioral Sciences, Professor of Psychology h-index 15
    Social psychology with a focus on attitude formation and strength Teaching interests Professor Bizer has taught courses in introductory psychology, social psychology, and research methods, and seminars in the psychology of sports and the se
    Notable: “Self‐Schema Matching and Attitude Change: Situational and Dispositional Determinants of Message Elaboration” (2005) · 298 citations
    Government11 faculty avg h-index 8.5 #67 of 100 in Political Science
    Zoe Oxley, William D. Williams Professor of Political Science h-index 13
    U.S. Politics: Elections, political psychology, women and politics, public opinion, mass media Teaching interests Introduction to U.S Politics, Social Data Analysis, Electoral Politics, Media & Politics, Public Opinion, Women & Poli
    Notable: “Media Framing of a Civil Liberties Conflict and Its Effect on Tolerance” (1997) · 1,433 citations
    Lori Jo Marso, Professor of Political Science; Doris Zemurray Stone Professor h-index 13
    Political theory : feminist, postcolonial, African American political thought; and Film Recent Books: Feminism and the Cinema of Experience (Duke U Press, 2024) From popular films like Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (2023) to Chantal Akerman’s avant
    Notable: “Feminism's Quest for Common Desires” (2010) · 36 citations
    Salil D. Benegal, Joseph B. Board Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy h-index 11
    Climate change policy; environmental public opinion; science communication; race and ethnicity in US politics Teaching interests US Environmental Policy; Politics of Climate Change; Energy Policy in the US (state and local); Intro to US Pol
    Notable: “Declining public concern about climate change: Can we blame the great recession?” (2012) · 528 citations
    Mark Dallas, Professor of Political Science h-index 10
    Global Value Chains, Industrial Organization, China, National Security, High-tech Sectors, East Asian Regionalism, Comparative and International Political Economy, Economic and Political Development and Public Policy, Trade, FDI and Foreign
    Notable: “Power in global value chains” (2019) · 284 citations
    Sociology5 faculty avg h-index 21.7 #101 of 127 in Social Sciences
    Timothy P. Stablein, Associate Professor of Sociology h-index 7
    His research interests include adolescence, deviance, and health. His research includes multiple projects with overlapping themes in these areas. First, he is interested in how adolescent experiences shape deviant and delinquent behavior an
    Notable: “Understanding sharing preferences and behavior for mHealth devices” (2012) · 66 citations
    Deidre Hill Butler, Professor of Sociology; Chair of the Department h-index 3
    Dr. Deidre Hill Butler's research centers on the Sociology of Black Women’s Culture, particularly as a Sociologist of Black Joy. Specializing in Womanist ethnography, she examines resistance to anti-Black racism and Misogynoir, driven by a
    Notable: “DISTURBING BOUNDARIES: DEVELOPING JEWISH FEMINIST ETHICS WITH BUBER, LEVINAS AND FACKENHEIM” (2011) · 19 citations
    David A. Cotter, Roger Thayer Stone Professor of Sociology
    Professor David Cotter’s research focuses on stratification and inequality, particularly rural poverty; gender, work and family; and educational access and success. Some of his research has been funded by grants from the National Science Fo
    Ilene M. Kaplan, Joseph C Driscoll Professor of Sociology and Marine Policy
    Her most current scholarship has been on fisheries policy reviews, aquaculture and fisheries conservation, and a longitudinal study on marine policy, co-management, and socio-economic trends in the fishing communities of New England. Profes
    Design and Applied Arts5 faculty avg h-index 2 #9 of 13 in Visual & Performing Arts
    Fernando Orellana, Professor of Visual Arts - Digital Arts h-index 2
    Notable: “PROCESO CIVIL. HACIA UNA NUEVA JUSTICIA CIVIL” (2008) · 7 citations
    Allison Conley, Lecturer of Visual Arts - Printmaking and Drawing
    Chris Duncan, May I. Baker Professor of Visual Arts - Three Dimensional Art
    Laini Nemett, John D MacArthur Associate Professor of Visual Arts - Painting and Drawing
    Painting and Drawing Additional media For the Record - Week of May 29, 2026 Plein air class exhibits paintings at KAC Photos: Plein air painting People in the news - Week of May 13, 2022 People in the news - week of April 8, 2022 Catching u
    Music5 faculty avg h-index 3 #9 of 13 in Visual & Performing Arts
    Jennifer Milioto Matsue, Chair of the Music Department, Professor, Director of Global and Popular Musics Program h-index 3
    Jennifer Milioto Matsue is an ethnomusicologist specializing in modern Japanese music and culture. She has conducted research on a variety of music cultures in contemporary Japan including the Tokyo hardcore rock scene, nagauta (a type of t
    Dianne M. McMullen, Professor of Music, College Organist h-index 3
    She is currently working on a seven-volume project with Wolgang Miersemann on the Gesangbücher of Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen ), the most important works of their type published at the time of Johann Sebastian Bach. Additiona
    Christopher Chandler, Associate Professor of Music, Director of Music Technology Minor
    Jin Byun, Lecturer of Music, Director of Music Performance, Co-Director of Musical Theater & Vocal Performance Minor
    Choral Conducting, Orchestra Conducting, Opera, Art Song, Musical Theater, Dictions (French, German, Italian, Korean

    Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Partial — enrichment ongoing.

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    About Union College. Union College in Schenectady, NY reports an overall acceptance rate of 43.0%, an early-round acceptance rate of 42.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1320–1460, a class size of 500, and a yield of 12.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. First college to offer engineering alongside liberal arts (1845). Known for its Minerva House residential system, trimester calendar, and strong alumni loyalty. Beautiful Jackson's Garden campus.

    Admissions and cost data as of July 3, 2026 (CDS 2024–25 cycle), from the most recent Common Data Set, IPEDS, and College Scorecard.

    Union College: key admissions facts

    Union College's overall acceptance rate is 43.0% (the most recent Common Data Set). Union College's early-round acceptance rate is 42.0% (the most recent Common Data Set). Union College's SAT middle-50% range is 1320–1460 (the most recent Common Data Set). The average unweighted GPA of admitted students at Union College is about 3.7 (the most recent Common Data Set). Union College's yield rate (the share of admitted students who enroll) is 12.0% (the most recent Common Data Set). The average net price at Union College for families earning under $75,000 is about $15,123 per year (U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data).

    Sources: Common Data Set (commondataset.org) · Union College on College Scorecard · NCES IPEDS · full source table

    How much does Union College cost for a family earning $75,000?

    A family earning under $30,000 pays about $9,567 per year in net price at Union College, while families earning over $110,000 pay about $54,567 (source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data). A family earning $75,000 falls in the $48,001–$75,000 bracket and pays about $22,567 per year after grants and scholarships.

    Union College: average annual net price by household income (most recent College Scorecard/IPEDS data)
    Household incomeAverage net price per year
    Under $30,000$9,567
    $30,001–$48,000$13,234
    $48,001–$75,000$22,567
    $75,001–$110,000$36,234
    Over $110,000$54,567

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the acceptance rate at Union College?

    Union College's overall acceptance rate is 43.0%, based on the most recent Common Data Set. Its early-round (early decision or early action) acceptance rate is 42.0%.

    What SAT score and GPA do you need for Union College?

    Admitted students at Union College typically have an SAT middle-50% range of 1320–1460 and an average unweighted GPA of about 3.7, according to the most recent Common Data Set. These are the middle of the range, so scores above them strengthen an application.

    Is it hard to get into Union College?

    Getting into Union College is difficult: it admits 43.0% of applicants. Your realistic odds depend on how your GPA and test scores compare to its middle-50% ranges and on your application round — you can estimate them with the free College Monte Carlo chances calculator.

    Does Union College offer early decision or early action?

    Union College offers early decision (binding) and early action (non-binding). Applying early can help: its early-round acceptance rate is 42.0%, versus 43.0% overall.

    How much does Union College cost after financial aid?

    The average net price at Union College — the real cost after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price — is about $15,123 per year for families earning under $75,000, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data. Higher-income families generally pay more; see the full net-price-by-income breakdown.

    How much does Union College cost for a family earning $75,000?

    A family earning under $30,000 pays about $9,567 per year in net price at Union College, while families earning over $110,000 pay about $54,567 (source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data). A family earning $75,000 falls in the $48,001–$75,000 bracket and pays about $22,567 per year after grants and scholarships.

    Not sure how to read these numbers? Start with our guide on how to estimate your admission chances. Union College offers a binding early-decision round, so weigh the trade-offs in our early decision vs. regular decision guide before committing.