| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Mid-size City Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Seventh Day Adventists |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
For other institutions of this name, see the Union College disambiguation page.
Union College is a four-year coeducational college in Lincoln, Nebraska, offering programs leading to baccalaureate and associate degrees in arts and sciences, professional fields and a Master of Physician Assistant Studies. Founded in 1891, the college is owned and operated by the Mid-America Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
By 1889, several Seventh-day Adventist conferences (local-level organizational structures) had begun setting up small higher-educational institutions modeled after Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, which later became Andrews University. In the western Midwest and Great Plains, Adventists in Kansas and Minnesota were trying to independently support schools. W. W. Prescott, then educational secretary for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and later Union's first president, presented a plan of uniting conferences to support centralized schools rather than supporting schools individually. This system led to the introduction of the Union Conference administrative level of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and gave the college its name, Union.
A committee was appointed to locate the school and was presented with offers from many communities in the region. Because the Lincoln chamber of commerce offered a particularly attractive proposal, including free land and the promise of an electric trolley line, the committee chose a site just south east of Lincoln and began the construction of three large buildings. Even before the college was open, a community had sprung up around the campus. The Village of College View was incorporated in 1892 with 1,000 residents and was annexed by the City of Lincoln in 1929.
The college opened with an ecumenical ceremony on September 24, 1891 and classes began on September 30, for the 73 students enrolled. Union originally offered courses of study taught in English, German, Danish and Swedish. Tuition was set at $73 per month and students were expected to work one hour every day to further defray expenses.
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| Percent of Students International: | 9% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 76% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 14,410 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 13,990 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 420 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,985 | 30% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 853 | 2% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 4,383 | 96% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,800 | 56% | |
Any Aid: |
97% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 50% (Highly Selective) |
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| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 90% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 19, Verbal: 18, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 25, Verbal: 26, Math: 24 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
