Enrollment Trends at Union

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,154 where 2,065 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 2,269 students in 2016 and was lowest at 2,047 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,269 to 2,065 students, a net loss of 204 (9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Union College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,269	1,230	1,039
2016-17	2,221 -48	1,215 -15	1,006 -33
2017-18	2,267 46	1,219 4	1,048 42
2018-19	2,197 -70	1,185 -34	1,012 -36
2019-20	2,189 -8	1,175 -10	1,014 2
2020-21	2,047 -142	1,093 -82	954 -60
2021-22	2,096 49	1,150 57	946 -8
2022-23	2,107 11	1,164 14	943 -3
2023-24	2,082 -25	1,139 -25	943
2024-25	2,065 -17	1,095 -44	970 27
Average	2,154	1,167	988

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.13%. The percentage was 71.71% 10 years ago and Union still has a high percentage of white students. 7.36% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.31% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.90% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 71.71% to 62.13%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.13% to 7.36%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.19% to 4.31%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.65% to 10.90%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5934 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4754 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Union College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	1	139	95	151	0	1,627	52
2016-17	0	130	93	158	0	1,571	59
2017-18	2	128	85	163	0	1,602	68
2018-19	2	118	84	175	0	1,536	72
2019-20	1	122	82	194	0	1,482	71
2020-21	4	121	93	195	0	1,395	66
2021-22	2	127	90	191	0	1,402	64
2022-23	2	136	91	183	1	1,392	69
2023-24	3	142	83	188	2	1,369	70
2024-25	0	152	89	225	2	1,283	77
Average	2	132	89	182	1	1,466	67

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Union College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.