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Schenectady, NY
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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for Union College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$58,108 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$58,472 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$58,173 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$58,103 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$61,657 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$61,569 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$61,501 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$61,699 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$61,575 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$69,039 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$60,086 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$60,287 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$60,040 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$60,506 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$61,587 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$60,413 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$60,208 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$60,165 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY	$60,214 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$60,214 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$60,467 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$61,549 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$60,208 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$60,450 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$59,736 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$60,004 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$60,414 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$68,144 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for Union College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$6,243 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$275 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$3,511 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$2,806 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$4,124 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$1,267 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$1,959 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$849 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$1,991 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$16,019 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$4,958 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$15,749 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$11,379 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$21,289 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$9,765 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$1,749 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$19,929 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$15,639 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$7,194 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$10,345 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$15,499 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$79 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$22,459 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$9,641 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$26,607 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$2,603 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$2,177 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$28,709 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$3,139 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$3,922 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$27,564 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$22,479 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$17,239 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$50,609 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$30,063 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$22,219 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$46,589 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$1,682 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$5,825 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Union College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$48,395 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$57,230 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$52,229 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$54,819 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$51,267 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$51,110 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$47,995 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$69,039 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$49,981 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$49,407 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$55,783 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maine Orono, ME	$55,713 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$49,065 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$49,837 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$52,073 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$53,335 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$59,047 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$69,039 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$53,741 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$54,759 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Union College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$7,363 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$6,351 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$3,809 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$937 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$353 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$1,789 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$1,263 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$1,022 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$1,663 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$2,373 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$6,643 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$2,877 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$1,329 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$6,627 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$771 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$1,227 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$1,665 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$6,351 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$11,983 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$4,059 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$10,268 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$11,887 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$1,441 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$3,641 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$8,039 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$3,545 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$959 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$15,869 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$479 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$5,489 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$1,303 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$1,649 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$10,689 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$6,234 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$561 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$1,863 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$1,439 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$28,389 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$16,362 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$5,577 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$11,889 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$2,399 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$15,779 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salve Regina University Newport, RI	$18,939 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$3,389 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$1,731 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$1,207 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$1,755 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$10,172 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Union College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$4,629 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$2,765 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$23,493 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$15,363 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$1,673 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$994 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$311 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$43,181 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$3,089 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$15,455 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$2,039 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$933 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$2,481 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$11,929 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Furman University Greenville, SC	$9,269 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Willamette University Salem, OR	$17,883 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$935 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$7,399 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$1,695 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$4,989 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$10,390 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$30,311 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$8,153 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$16,219 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$1,261 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$12,057 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$37,869 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$11,136 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	$35,249 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Santa Fe, NM	$28,535 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$35,850 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=196866.

Last updated: August 2026