Test-optionalED

Union College

NY · Private · Mid-Atlantic · Liberal arts college · Top 50 tier · 1,933 undergraduates (small)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate43.4%
ED rate48.9%181 of 370
Regular round (est.)†43.2%estimated, see note below

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%35%70%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2542.9%41.3%47.0%46.5%43.8%43.9%43.4%61.1%63.6%60.9%69.5%48.5%42.2%48.9%

ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)

ED admits ÷ enrolled first-years
0%20%40%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2539.6%31.2%31.3%no datano datano datano data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision I & II, binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:
The school’s admissions website (page ↗) lists Early Decision I & II, binding for Fall 2027. Its 2025-26 Common Data Set (file ↗) lists Early Decision and Early Action.

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalRequired for Leadership in Medicine and 3+3 Accelerated Law applicantsSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
The Common Data Set and the school’s website differ on testing for Fall 2027. Common Data Set 2025-26: Required for some (file ↗). School’s admissions website: Test-optional (page ↗).

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

School’s words: “Yes, self-reported scores are accepted. ... Official score reports are only required for students who ultimately enroll at Union.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡41%SAT 33% + ACT 8%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT33%
154 students
Submitted ACT8%
37 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1320–1470 median 1390
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
660–730 median 700
500800
SAT Math
660–740 median 690
500800
ACT composite
30–34 median 31
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2582.0%81.0%53.0%55.0%49%43%41%59.0%52.0%37.0%38.0%36%32%33%23.0%29.0%16.0%17.0%13%11%8%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'251220–1420142012201210–1400140012101270–1450145012701310–1490149013101330–1460146013301310–1480148013101320–147014701320

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
363228'19'20'21'22'23'24'2527–32322728–33332828–32322829–33332930–33333029–33332930–343430

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2025: 81%
  • 2024: 8%
  • 2023: 11%
  • 2022: 4%
  • 2021: 7%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Required for some2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Required for some2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Required for some2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Required for some2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Required for some2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Required for some2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required for some2019-20 CDS

Sources