Admissions

Admissions is your first step to Union College. Our office staff can help you through the application process and answer questions about student life at Union. From student housing and the basics of college life to how you can afford Union, we will give you the answers you need to make your college choice easier.

We would like to meet you or get reacquainted through a personal tour. Contact us today for more information or to arrange a campus visit.

"Union's admissions staff are very friendly. They know what they are doing and help you get through as fast as possible. They walked me through step by step." Daniel, physical therapy major

Union College accepts admission applications regardless of age, race, color, gender, national origin or handicap. Union is a Seventh-day Adventist learning institution, but welcomes students from all backgrounds.

• Union is in the top 3 percent of colleges and universities in the country for volunteerism and service learning as designated by the 2007 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
  
• Union is rated top tier in its regional category by U.S.News & World Report.
  
• Union was recently commended by the Nebraska State Legislature for its contributions to the state’s “brain gain,” attracting bright students from out of state who choose to live in Nebraska after graduation.

• Union’s 2008 pre-med graduates were all accepted to medical school.
  
• Union College has the highest rate of alumni giving participation for colleges in its Carnegie classification.
  
• Union’s capital city location means off-campus fun, jobs and internships are within 10 minutes of campus.
  
• Union students study, work, worship and play together.  Participation in student life activities is nearly twice the national average.
  
• Union students get the support they need to succeed academically, thrive socially and enjoy high quality relationships with other students and faculty members.  Union is ranked by students in the top 10 percent nationally for supportive campus environment.
  
• Union provides the atmosphere to ignite students’ faith with more than 50 student-led worship and ministry options.
  
• Union’s entire second master’s level graduating class of physician assistants passed the national certification exam on the first attempt.
  
• Union’s student-to-teacher ratio of 13-to-1 means students experience direct interaction with professors who will challenge and mentor them.
  
• Union sponsors Project Impact, the country’s longest running, highest participation collegiate volunteer day.
  
• Union’s strong ties with local churches means over 90 percent of students voluntarily join in worship weekly.
  
• Union’s 50-acre tree-covered campus in the College View community is known for its friendly and safe atmosphere.
  
• Union’s four-year degrees offer students the chance to grow in ways that can’t be matched by a community college or big public university.
  
• Union students report they experienced a “deepened sense of spirituality” at significantly higher rates than the national average.
  
• Union’s newest academic option, international rescue and relief, is the only bachelor’s program of its kind in the United States.
  
• Union is known for other successful academic programs including business, nursing, communication, social work, physician assistant studies and education.