Where does a Union College degree take U?
Anywhere you want to go!
From education to engineering and everything in between, our alumni are in the middle of it all. Focusing on the Whole U, our students' personalized experiences encourage them to explore what piques their curiosity and engage with our communities, local and global. This prepares them to thrive while at Union and throughout their careers.
Within six months of graduating, 97% of alumni are employed full time, in graduate or professional school, or pursuing a post-graduate fellowship or public service opportunity. View latest reports.
Nearly 80 percent of alumni surveyed stated that their Union degree helped get them started in their career
Union alumni boast more than an 85 percent career satisfaction rate, higher than other institutions.
Union alumni are successful in a variety of industries and achieve leadership roles early in their careers, many within the first 10 years of employment.
Education, medicine, technology, engineering, finance and law are among the top industries of our alumni.
Our alumni are employed by some of the most well-regarded organizations in the world.
Top Graduate Schools for Union Alumni
Business
Babson College
Boston University
Columbia University
New York University
Northeastern University
University of Pennsylvania
Law
Albany Law School
Boston University
Fordham University
George Washington University
New York University
Suffolk University
Medicine
Albany Medical College
New York Medical College
New York University
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Tufts University
University of Rochester
Education
Boston College
Boston University
Fordham University
Lesley University
Harvard University
Springfield College
Engineering
Cornell University
Duke University
Johns Hopkins University
Northeastern University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Syracuse University
Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts
American University
New York University
Columbia University
George Washington University
SUNY Albany
Tufts University
Sciences
Boston University
Columbia University
New York University
Northeastern University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
SUNY Albany
Interested in knowing where our students go immediately after graduating?
Alumni in the Media
Questions? Feedback? Email Communications and Marketing at ucco@union.edu.
Data sources for this page:
2021 National Alumni Career Mobility survey of the classes of 2011 and 2016
Union College alumni records from Advancement Information Services. Records are updated throughout the year. Unless otherwise noted, records include graduation years starting with 1998.