Union College, Kentucky

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#7696 / #2045
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#895
Most Desirable School
College located in Barbourville, Kentucky, United States

Union College, Kentucky at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2045
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
63%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$31,809
Graduation rate
40%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
746

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Union College, Kentucky Featured Rankings

About Union College, Kentucky

According to Wikipedia, Union College is a private college in Barbourville, Kentucky. The college was founded in 1879 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Union's approximately 825 undergraduate students represent 27 states and 9 countries.

Union College, Kentucky's Online Degrees

MSA in Administration
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Digital Marketing And Communications Management
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Managerial Accounting
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in General Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Information Systems Management
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Law Enforcement
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MAEd in Education
  • Required Credits: 31
  • Format: Fully online
BS in General Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MSAA in Athletic Administration
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Healthcare Administration
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing Rn To Bsn
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Clinical Psychology
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MA in General Psychology
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Substance Abuse Counseling
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Substance Abuse Counseling
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online

Union College, Kentucky Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian ACT Score
83463%64%40%18

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Union College, Kentucky Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$31,809
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$10,100
30K - 48K$9,603
48K - 75K$9,983
75K - 110K$14,340
110K+$16,558

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Union College, Kentucky Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Union College, Kentucky students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,405 a year, and 91% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Union College, Kentucky's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
1,394830564

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Union College, Kentucky?

Union College, Kentucky is located at 310 College St, Barbourville, KY 40906-1499.

How Safe is Union College, Kentucky?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Union College, Kentucky’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Union College, Kentucky has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Barbourville has a violent crime rate of 0.22% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.83%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Union College, Kentucky Known For?

Union College, Kentucky is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Union College, Kentucky's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Union College, Kentucky's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Biology
#2555
World Rank
#2583
Historical Rank
#591
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #591 in the U.S. and #2555 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Chemistry
#4275
World Rank
#4282
Historical Rank
#1005
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #1005 in the U.S. and #4275 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Sociology
#3871
World Rank
#3874
Historical Rank
#1180
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #1180 in the U.S. and #3871 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Psychology
#4050
World Rank
#4062
Historical Rank
#1536
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #1536 in the U.S. and #4050 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Mathematics
#7726
World Rank
#7755
Historical Rank
#2082
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #2082 in the U.S. and #7726 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Business
#7618
World Rank
#7619
Historical Rank
#2121
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #2121 in the U.S. and #7618 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Nursing
#5711
World Rank
#5711
Historical Rank
#2249
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #2249 in the U.S. and #5711 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Literature
#7167
World Rank
#7191
Historical Rank
#2263
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #2263 in the U.S. and #7167 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Engineering
#10487
World Rank
#10493
Historical Rank
#2350
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #2350 in the U.S. and #10487 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Political Science
#10131
World Rank
#10137
Historical Rank
#2396
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #2396 in the U.S. and #10131 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Medical
#8915
World Rank
#8917
Historical Rank
#2519
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #2519 in the U.S. and #8915 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
History
#8453
World Rank
#8464
Historical Rank
#2559
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #2559 in the U.S. and #8453 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Religious Studies
#11951
World Rank
#11970
Historical Rank
#2778
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #2778 in the U.S. and #11951 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Criminal Justice
#5834
World Rank
#5836
Historical Rank
#2781
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #2781 in the U.S. and #5834 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Education
#10664
World Rank
#10670
Historical Rank
#2904
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #2904 in the U.S. and #10664 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Communications
#12487
World Rank
#12499
Historical Rank
#3412
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #3412 in the U.S. and #12487 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Computer Science
#12322
World Rank
#12329
Historical Rank
#3431
USA Rank

Union College, Kentucky ranks #3431 in the U.S. and #12322 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees

Who Are Union College, Kentucky's Most Influential Alumni?

Phillip Allen Sharp
Phillip Allen Sharp
An American biologist.