Union Adventist University
Private College in Lincoln, NE. Six-year graduation rate 58%. Median 10-year earnings $55,045.
Ten years after entry, the median Union Adventist University student earns $55,045 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 58% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt is the pressure point: a median of $27,000 at graduation.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Union Adventist University admits 100% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool is small at 766, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. Yield is low at 12%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 58%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. 84% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. A 8:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 447 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $24,844 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $19,477 at $0–30k against $26,653 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 99% of students receive it, averaging $18,596. Most students borrow — 78% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 90 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $19,477 |
| $30–48k | $16,740 |
| $48–75k | $24,957 |
| $75–110k | $24,444 |
| $110k+ | $26,653 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 348 of these 447 students, totalling $1,940,967 — an average of $5,577 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Lancaster County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)