Union College, Nebraska

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#8983 / #2379
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#517
Most Desirable School
College located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Union College, Nebraska at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2379
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
100%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$30,296
Graduation rate
55%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
471

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About Union College, Nebraska

According to Wikipedia, Union College is a private Seventh-day Adventist college in Lincoln, Nebraska. Founded in 1891, it is owned and operated by the Mid-America Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association and the Higher Learning Commission. The college is home to the Center for Interfaith Studies and Culture. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.

Union College, Nebraska Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation Rate
936100%84%55%

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, Nebraska Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$30,296
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$25,720
30K - 48K$15,588
48K - 75K$13,958
75K - 110K$21,524
110K+$28,734

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, Nebraska Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Union College, Nebraska students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $58,875 a year, and 92% 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, Nebraska's Demographics

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

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
754654100

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

Where is Union College, Nebraska?

Union College, Nebraska is located at 3800 S 48th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506.

How Safe is Union College, Nebraska?

Relative to its enrollment, Union College, Nebraska has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Lincoln has a violent crime rate of 0.36% and a property crime rate of 2.48%. 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, Nebraska Known For?

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

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

Each rank compares how much Union College, Nebraska'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

Nursing
#3308
World Rank
#3309
Historical Rank
#1295
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #1295 in the U.S. and #3308 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Religious Studies
#6093
World Rank
#5422
Historical Rank
#1302
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #1302 in the U.S. and #6093 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Medical
#6952
World Rank
#6954
Historical Rank
#2005
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2005 in the U.S. and #6952 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Communications
#7465
World Rank
#7480
Historical Rank
#2014
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2014 in the U.S. and #7465 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Social Work
#5408
World Rank
#5408
Historical Rank
#2031
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2031 in the U.S. and #5408 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Literature
#6469
World Rank
#6494
Historical Rank
#2060
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2060 in the U.S. and #6469 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Chemistry
#7639
World Rank
#7645
Historical Rank
#2193
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2193 in the U.S. and #7639 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Biology
#8868
World Rank
#8884
Historical Rank
#2211
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2211 in the U.S. and #8868 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Psychology
#6381
World Rank
#6390
Historical Rank
#2378
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2378 in the U.S. and #6381 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Computer Science
#9396
World Rank
#9404
Historical Rank
#2460
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2460 in the U.S. and #9396 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Business
#9067
World Rank
#9068
Historical Rank
#2540
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2540 in the U.S. and #9067 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
History
#8430
World Rank
#8441
Historical Rank
#2550
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2550 in the U.S. and #8430 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Political Science
#11515
World Rank
#11519
Historical Rank
#2769
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2769 in the U.S. and #11515 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Education
#10464
World Rank
#10471
Historical Rank
#2856
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #2856 in the U.S. and #10464 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Mathematics
#10928
World Rank
#10941
Historical Rank
#3254
USA Rank

Union College, Nebraska ranks #3254 in the U.S. and #10928 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees

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

Milton E. Kern
An American Seventh-day Adventist.
Chester Wickwire
An American humanist.