Elmira College vs Union College

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	Elmira College	Union College
Overview
Location	Elmira, New York	Schenectady, New York
Campus setting	City: Small	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	4-1-4	Trimester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	72.0%	91.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	93.8%	47.0%
Application fees		$60
SAT range	N/A	1270 - 1450
ACT range	N/A	28 - 32
Students submitting SAT score		37.0%
Students submitting ACT score		16.0%
Total number of applicants	1,382	7,470
Total number of admissions given out	1,296	3,513
Admitted students who chose to enroll	158	565
Yield rate	12.2%	16.1%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$39,878	$77,385
Average net price	$26,258	$39,101
Tuition	$34,578	$61,308
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,025 Meal plan: $6,100	Room/dormitory: $8,370 Meal plan: $6,828
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $23,604	87.0% Average amount $36,604
Students receiving federal student loan	78.0% Average amount $5,272	48.0% Average amount $5,087
Students taking out private loans	13.0% Average amount $14,669	14.0% Average amount $20,017

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	634 Men 30.6% Women 69.4%	2,096 Men 54.9% Women 45.1%
Graduate students	39 Men 23.1% Women 76.9%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	5.0%	9.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,119	2,049
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Public Administration and Social Service Biological and Biomedical Sciences Health Professions	Social Sciences Engineering Biological and Biomedical Sciences Psychology Liberal Arts
Students to faculty ratio	8:1	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	64.7%	84.5%
Dropout rate	29.4%	14.6%
Transferred out	6.0%	0.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,453 Year 2: $60,485 Year 3: $66,734 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,599 Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $45,324 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,469 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $38,119 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,579 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: $37,384 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,844 Year 3: N/A Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,797 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Human Services, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $30,409 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $45,715 Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,852 Year 3: N/A	Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,637 Year 2: $67,812 Year 3: $76,098 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,348 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $74,456 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,171 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $54,902 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,157 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $47,142 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,375 Year 2: $34,081 Year 3: $44,570 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,903 Year 2: $39,585 Year 3: $41,845 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: N/A Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: N/A Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $63,392 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,824 Year 3: N/A

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