Union College vs RPI

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 (1,020) than Union College (1,020).
RPI has higher submitted ACT score (17) 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 - Union College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Union College	vs.	RPI
Barbourville, Kentucky	Location	Troy, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$31,071	2024 Tuition & Fees	$61,884
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$23,170	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$39,546

55.04 %	Acceptance Rates	58.45 %
43.14 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.31 %
1,020	SAT Score	1,410
17	ACT Score	32
36 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
59 %	Retention Rate	89 %
970	Student Population	6,968
48	Number of Faculties	414
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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