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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.

Plans after graduation

97 percent

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.

Career readiness

80 percent

Nearly 80 percent of alumni surveyed stated that their Union degree helped get them started in their career

Career satisfaction

85 Percent

Union alumni boast more than an 85 percent career satisfaction rate, higher than other institutions.

Career mobility

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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.

Top industries

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Education, medicine, technology, engineering, finance and law are among the top industries of our alumni.

Esteemed employers

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Our alumni are employed by some of the most well-regarded organizations in the world.



Top Graduate Schools for Union Alumni

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Business
Babson College
Boston University
Columbia University
New York University
Northeastern University
University of Pennsylvania

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Law
Albany Law School
Boston University
Fordham University
George Washington University
New York University
Suffolk University

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Medicine
Albany Medical College
New York Medical College
New York University
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Tufts University
University of Rochester

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Education
Boston College
Boston University
Fordham University
Lesley University
Harvard University
Springfield College

Technical tools

Engineering
Cornell University
Duke University
Johns Hopkins University
Northeastern University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Syracuse University

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Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts
American University
New York University
Columbia University
George Washington University
SUNY Albany
Tufts University

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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?

View First Destination class reports


Alumni in the Media

  • Alumna recognized by The Capstone Group

    Dr. Estelle Cooke-Sampson '74 is a recipient of the Capstone Legacy Award. Each year, The Capstone Group honors the outstanding achievements of Howard University faculty, staff and alumni who create, develop and/or contribute towards distinguished work in their fields.

  • Alumna becomes provost at Bucknell

    Wendy Sternberg '90, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Occidental College since July 2017, is Bucknell University's next provost.

  • Tackling the methane problem

    Desirée Plata '03, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was recently featured in a C&EN article, "It’s time to talk about methane removal."

  • Cutting carbon emissions at colleges

    Ted Borer '84 was recently featured in a New York Times story, "To Slash Carbon Emissions, Colleges Are Digging Really Deep." He is director of energy plants at Princeton University.

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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.