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Union College - New York

Union College - New York
807 Union Street
Schenectady, NY 12308

Official telephone: (518) 388-6000
Website: www.union.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,269
Full-time undergraduates: 2,226
Part-time undergraduates: 43
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 66%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
6.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.0% Hispanic/Latino
70.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.6% Nonresident Alien
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.8% Hispanic/Latino
73.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
7.4% Nonresident Alien

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 100 acres
City or town school is located in: Schenectady, NY
Population of city/town: 65,902
Nearest major city: Albany, NY
Distance of nearest major city: 15 miles
Population of nearest major city: 98,424
Online campus map: www.union.edu/maps

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (65%)
  • sorority housing (6%)
  • fraternity housing (9%)
  • single-student apartments (12%)
  • other housing including Theme housing. (8%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 89%
Percent of students who live off campus: 11%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students must live on campus unless commuting as long as housing is available.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 25%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 554
Other computer facilities/services: Loaner laptops, digital cameras, and digital camcorderscomputer, digital photography, print making, and music composition labsemail kiosks and a high performance computing cluster.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special rare book, and manuscript collections. Reference services. Electronic full‐text databases/resources. Subject‐based indexes. Interlibrary loan and document delivery services. Instructional, group study, individual study, and media viewing rooms/spaces. Learning Commons. Learning lab. Digital studio.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Exhibition/discussion center, theater, music building, horticultural garden, multimedia auditorium, high‐tech classroom/lab building, superconducting nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, electron scanning microscope, tandem pelletron positive ion accelerator, x‐ray diffraction equipment, remote‐controlled telescope; machine and Aerogel fabrication/analysis labs.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center, Writing center.
Counseling services:
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, on-campus networking events, off-campus job interviews.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, special transportation, special housing, ; services provided on an individual basis.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 80%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 11
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 7
Percent of men who join fraternities: 37%
Number of social sororities on campus: 6
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 3
Percent of women who join sororities: 42%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Concordiensis, Dutch Oven
Number of honor societies: 15
Total number of registered organizations: 101
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Protestant Ministry, Catholic Student Association, Hillel Student Union, AUM Hindu Association, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Multifaith Council, Muslim Student Association, Union Chabad
Minority student organizations:
ALAS-African and Latino Alliance of Students, Asian Student Union, Circulo Estudiantil Latino Americano, Muslim Students' Association, Black Students Union, Shakti-South Asian Student Association, National Society of Black Engineers, Black Law Students Association
International student organizations:
World Around U
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Active Minds, Baja Club, Best Buddies, Bhangra Club, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Campus Action, COCOA House, Colleges Against Cancer, Dutchmen Spirit and Cheer, Economics (Ceteris Paribus), Film Committee, Habitat for Humanity, Heavenly Voices Gospel Choir, The IDOL, MAPS/SNMA, MEDLIFE, Model UN, Mountebanks, Network Gamers Association, Pre-Health Society, Pre-Law, Project Sunshine, Safe Space, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Speakers Forum, Spectrum, Student Forum, T.V.U.C., Union College Democrats, Union College Emergency Services (UCEM), Union College Republicans, Union Schenectady Alliance, U-Break, U-Care, U-Cope, U-Program (Social Committee), U-Recycle, U.N.I.T.A.S., Virtual-U, Womyn's Union, World Around U, Chabad, dance team, Dutch Pipers, Eliphalets, Engineers Without Borders, Garnet Minstrelles, Panhellenic Council, Theme House Consortium, Voices for Planned Parenthood (VOX), Catwalk for a Cause, Octopus's Garden, R.E.E.C.C., Springfest Committee, student dance concert, U-Rebloom; French, Italian, Spanish, classics, philosophy, art, ballroom dance, concert, robot, environmental, debate, entrepreneurship, outing, paintball, rock climbing, geology, chemistry, physics, and biology clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: James M. McLaughlin,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Joanne M. Little,
Senior Associate Director of Athletics
School colors: garnet and grey
School mascot: Dutchmen/Dutchwomen
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA, ECAC, ECAC Hockey, Liberty League

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's crewnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's divingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockeynoECAC, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoLiberty League, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's crewnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's divingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's field hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockeynoECAC, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Athletic facilities:
basketball and volleyball venue, boat house, field house, gymnasium, ice rink, multipurpose field, outdoor basketball, hockey, and tennis courts, soccer and softball fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, broomball, cycling, dance team, dodgeball, field hockey, football, golf, kickball, lacrosse, roller hockey, racquetball, skiing/downhill, squash, soccer, softball, step team, street hockey, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for men:
badminton, bowling, cheerleading/spirit squad, curling, equestrian sports, fencing, golf, ice hockey, karate, kendo, lacrosse, rock climbing, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, volleyball
Club sports for women:
badminton, bowling, cheerleading/spirit squad, curling, equestrian sports, fencing, golf, karate, kendo, rock climbing, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Albany, NY (15 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Schenectady (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Schenectady (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 21% immediately
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Albany Medical College, Boston College, Boston University, Brown University, Columbia University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, New York University, Northeastern University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, Suffolk University, Syracuse University, Tufts University, Union Graduate College, Yale University.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 66% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
American Express, Barclays, Bloomberg, City Year, General Electric Company, General Dynamics, Goldman Sachs, Global Foundries, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Morgan Stanley, New England Center for Children, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Raytheon, Stryker, Teach For America, Weill Cornell Medical College, various law firms.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Kathy E. Magliato, author of Healing Hearts: A Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon, and Director of Women's Cardiac Services at Saint John's Medical Center in Santa Monica
  • Rich Templeton, President, CEO, and Chairman of Texas Instruments
  • John Kelly '76, Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research.

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