59.8% / 71.1%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Overall admit rate43.4%
In-state admit rate59.8%
Out-of-state admit rate71.1%
Enrolled465 · 11.6% yield
Admitted from waitlist106 of 322
Very important factorsGPA, Class rank, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Test scores, Talent, Volunteering, Work experience
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#21
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#2126
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#3526
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#4026
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#4426
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#9726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#16426
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#21226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceLiberty League9
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionJanuary 15 → April 1 → May 1
Early decisionNovember 1 → December 15 · binding
Early decision 2January 15
Early actionNovember 1 → January 10
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyRequired for Some
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 FL, 2 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.union.edu/admissions
Admissions emailadmissions@union.edu
Admissions phone(518) 388-6112
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Colgate University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Colgate University NY · Private (nonprofit)17.5%14803K
Bucknell University PA · Private (nonprofit)32.2%1270—
Lafayette College PA · Private (nonprofit)31.2%14202K
Skidmore College NY · Private (nonprofit)23.8%14002K
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Lehigh University PA · Private (nonprofit)29.0%1430—
Hamilton College NY · Private (nonprofit)13.6%14801K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.