Union College
Union College at a Glance
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About Union College
According to Wikipedia, Union College is a public community college in Union County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1933 as the first of New Jersey's public community colleges. The college has four campuses: Cranford, Elizabeth, Plainfield, and Scotch Plains. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The college offers more than 80 programs leading to Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Science degrees and certificate programs provided by the Continuing Education program. It also offers distance education classes.
Union College 's Online Degrees
AA in Business
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Management
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Marketing
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Supply Chain Management
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Computer Information Systems And Technology
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Criminal Justice
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Criminal Justice
- Required Credits: 30-31
- Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Liberal Studies
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Public Administration
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Social Services
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Sociology
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Liberal Studies
- Required Credits: 30-31
- Format: Fully online
AS in Health Science
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Psychology
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Union College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 66% | 33% |
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 Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,390 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $5,985 |
| 30K - 48K | $5,634 |
| 48K - 75K | $7,024 |
| 75K - 110K | $9,786 |
| 110K+ | $12,883 |
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 Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Union College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,869 a year, and 88% 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 's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 11,360 | 11,360 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Union College ?
Union College is located at 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016-1528.
How Safe is Union College ?
Union College reported 0.1 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large commuter two-year campuses. 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 has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.01%. Cranford has a violent crime rate of 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.81%. 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 Known For?
Union College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Criminal Justice
- Mathematics
- Nursing
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Literature
- Biology
- Business
- Medical
- Communications
- History
Union College 's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Union College '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
Union College ranks #2512 in the U.S. and #5223 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesUnion College ranks #3010 in the U.S. and #10196 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesUnion College ranks #3064 in the U.S. and #8446 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesUnion College ranks #3342 in the U.S. and #12116 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesUnion College ranks #3356 in the U.S. and #13474 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesUnion College ranks #3412 in the U.S. and #11688 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesUnion College ranks #3548 in the U.S. and #12990 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesUnion College ranks #3634 in the U.S. and #13403 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesUnion College ranks #3658 in the U.S. and #13135 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesUnion College ranks #3862 in the U.S. and #14066 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesUnion College ranks #4125 in the U.S. and #14970 worldwide for influence in History.
history Degrees