RPI vs Union College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than Union College ($31,071).
It is harder to admit to Union College than RPI.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than Union College (1,020).
RPI has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Union College (17).
RPI has more students with 6,968 students while Union College has 970 students.
Union College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while RPI's ratio is 12 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while Union College has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College.

RPI	vs.	Union College
Troy, New York	Location	Barbourville, Kentucky
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$61,884	2024 Tuition & Fees	$31,071
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$35,552	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$21,075

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	55.04 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	42.92 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,020
32	ACT Score	17
83 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	41 %
89 %	Retention Rate	59 %
6,968	Student Population	970
414	Number of Faculties	48
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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