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Union Commonwealth University Ratings and Reviews

  • 3/10 Overall Rating
  • 4 Year
  • Barbourville, KY
  • 4.5 2 reviews
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Union Commonwealth University Ratings and Reviews

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Ratings

Union Commonwealth University is rated within the lower 25% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 3 out of 10.

  • Overall Rating
    3 out of 10
  • Academics
    3 out of 10
  • Resources
    3 out of 10
  • Outcomes
    3 out of 10
  • Value
    2 out of 10
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Student Review Summary

4.5

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2 student reviews

2 out of 2 (100%) reviewers rated 4 stars or higher

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  • Overall Rating
    4.5
  • Academics
    4.5
  • Value for Money
    4.5
  • Professors / Faculty
    4.5
  • Campus Atmosphere
    4.5
  • Housing
    4.0
  • Campus Safety
    4.0
  • Student Life
    4.5
  • Party and Bar Scene
    4.0

Student and Parent Reviews

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Sep 30, 2021
Rating 5 out of 5

Union College has excellent professors and has so many programs to help students graduate. The campus is beautiful and the athletic program is among the best.

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Oct 25, 2017
Rating 4 out of 5

The best choice for a small college in this day and age. The marriage of the humanities with science and engineering is unequalled at any school of its size. A beautiful campus in a city in the midst of dramatic revitalization, Union is twenty minutes from the Albany airport. Alums have been at the top of some of America?s most famous companies including DuPont, Kodak, IBM, Merck, Texas Instruments, Black &Decker, Goldman Sachs, to name a few.. Athletics are top notch (national champs in hockey 2014). Social life is impressive. All in all, an unbeatable combination.

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If a friend asked whether Union Commonwealth University was worth it, what would your gut say?

Academics *

Did classes challenge you and leave you feeling like you actually learned something?

Value for Money *

Considering tuition, aid, and what you got out of it, did the cost feel justified?

Professors and Faculty *

Were instructors accessible, engaged, and invested in students or mostly going through the motions?

Campus Atmosphere *

Did the campus feel welcoming and full of energy, or more like a place you simply passed through?

Student Housing *

Were dorms and residence halls somewhere you'd want to live, or a constant source of frustration?

Campus Safety *

Did you feel comfortable walking around at night, or did safety ever weigh on your mind?

Student Life *

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Party and Bar Scene *

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