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History at Union College

Union College graduates about 17 history majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 44th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 164 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 90% of the schools we've counted.

85/100Standout#44 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year174% of the class
Courses in the catalog164more than 90% of schools
Research in the field$123Ka year, NSF
Admit rate44%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1490whole school

Around Union College

Schaffer Library on the campus of Union College in Schenectady, New York, United
Schaffer 5Photo: UpstateNYer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
From left to right: Schaffer Library, the Nott Memorial, and Memorial Chapel on
Schaffer Nott and ChapelPhoto: UpstateNYer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Bronze statue of Chester Arthur, 21st President of the United States and alumnus
Arthur StatuePhoto: UpstateNYer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Reamer Campus Center on the campus of Union College in Schenectady, New York, Un
Reamer 4Photo: UpstateNYer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Schaffer Library, Humanities Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Athletics 5 · Academic 4 · Arts 3 · Offices 2 · Dining 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Cornell University 85
  2. Trinity University 85
  3. The Catholic University of America 85
  4. Haverford College 85
  5. Bates College 85
  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison 84
  7. The University of Texas–Austin 84
  8. University of Pittsburgh 84

Other strong majors at Union College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Union College with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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