Academic Comparison between Union and SUNY Upstate

Union College and Upstate Medical University are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Union is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Schenectady, NY and SUNY Upstate is a four-year, public school located in Syracuse, NY.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Union is a private (not-for-profit) and SUNY Upstate is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Union has more expensive tuition & fees ($69,039) than SUNY Upstate ($19,878).
Union has more students with 2,065 students while SUNY Upstate has 1,341 students.
SUNY Upstate has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Union's ratio is 9 to 1.
SUNY Upstate has more full-time faculties with 673 faculties while Union has 207 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Union College	vs.	Upstate Medical University
Schenectady, New York	Location	Syracuse, New York
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Medical school and medical center
$69,039	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,038 Out-Of-State$19,878
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	64%
$40,693	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,157

43.92 %	Acceptance Rates	-
13.87 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,390	SAT Score	-
31	ACT Score	-
80 %	Graduation Rate	-
12 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
90 %	Retention Rate	-
2,065	Student Population	1,341
207	Number of Faculties	673
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare