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What Union College costs

Schenectady, New York · Private · 2,046 undergrads

Union College's sticker price was $87,669 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $28,128 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $12,803.

What does Union College cost?

$28,128 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $87,669.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$12,803
$30,000–$48,000$15,351
$48,000–$75,000$18,939
$75,000–$110,000$28,594
over $110,000$42,202

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$12,803
$30,000–$48,000$15,351
$48,000–$75,000$18,939
$75,000–$110,000$28,594
Over $110,000$42,202

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 85% off Union College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Union College cost less than Yeshiva University but more than Dickinson College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Union College$18,939$28,128
Bard College$18,767$27,126
Yeshiva University$32,813$49,210
Dickinson College$14,531$28,634

The sticker price

$71,676
Tuition, 2025-26
$87,669
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
20%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$42,534
average grant for students who got aid.
48%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$25,081
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Union College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,803 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $87,669. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Union College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Union College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $15,351 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $87,669. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Union College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Union College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $18,939 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $87,669. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Union College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers