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Union Institute & University
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Information Summary
Ranks 3112th overall and 133rd in Ohio
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
31.7 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$10,844 |
| Admission
Success rate |
87% |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
31 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
34% / 100% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
2,051 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Cincinnati, OH 45206-1925
| Surrounding community | Large city (inside urban area, pop. over 250,000) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 12,443 (12,443 urban / N/A rural) |
| Households | 6,386 (1.87 people per house) |
| Families | 2,372 (2.96 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 8,562 |
| Pop. — Asian | 113 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 23 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 81 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 3,787 |
| Pop. — Other | 108 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Doctoral/Research Universities
| Undergraduate | Balanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Doctoral, professional dominant |
| Undergraduate Population | Higher part-time four-year |
| Enrollment | Majority graduate/professional |
| Size & Setting | Small four-year, primarily nonresidential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Trimester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |  |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning |  |
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| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | —
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| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification | |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Union Institute & University?
Ranks 2827th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $9,744 | $9,744 | $9,744 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $406 | $406 | $406 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $20,716 | $20,716 | $20,716 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $760 | $760 | $760 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $10,844 | $10,844 | $10,844 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $23,552 | $23,552 | $23,552 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $23,552 | $23,552 | $23,552 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $8,912  $9,844 |
$8,912  $9,844 |
$8,912  $9,844 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,000  $1,000 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | N/A  N/A |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | N/A  N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $9,855  $11,508 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $1,200  $1,200 |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $11,055  $12,708 |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $35 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $50 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 23 (6 male / 17 female) |
| Admitted | 20 (5 male / 15 female) |
| Admission rate | 87% |
| First-time Enrollment | 16 (4 male / 12 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 15 (4 male / 11 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 1 (N/A male / 1 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 2,051 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Union Institute & University use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | N/A / N/A / N/A |
| College Prep. Completion | N/A |
| Recommendations |  |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | N/A |
| TOEFL | N/A |
| Other tests | N/A |
= Recommended, 
= Neither required nor recommended
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Union Institute & University accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) | |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility | |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | N/A |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | N/A |
| Board Fee | N/A |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Union Institute & University Ranks 1243rd for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $3,143 | 15 |  54% |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $1,741 | 13 |  46% |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $1,159 | 9 |  32% |
| Student Loan Aid | $5,636 | 22 |  79% |
| Any financial aid type | 22 |  79% |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Union Institute & University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | N/A | 5 | 5 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 114 | 359 | 473 |
Hispanic | 63 | 80 | 143 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 14 | 14 | 28 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 7 | 8 | 15 |
White Non-Hispanic | 359 | 788 | 1,147 |
Race Unknown | 78 | 162 | 240 |
| Total | 635 | 1,416 | 2,051 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Union Institute & University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Black Non-Hispanic | N/A | 11 | 11 |
Hispanic | N/A | 4 | 4 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | N/A | N/A | N/A |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |
White Non-Hispanic | N/A | 3 | 3 |
Race Unknown | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 19 | 20 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Union Institute & University.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 92 | 141 | |
| 109 | 27 | 136 | |
| 20 | 109 | 129 | |
| 24 | 68 | 92 | |
| 1 | 70 | 71 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
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| Art/Art Studies, General | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Business/Commerce, General | 7 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 29 | |||
| Clinical Psychology | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Creative Writing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 6 | 129 |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 33 | 136 | |
| Education, General | 3 | 36 | 39 | |||||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 | ||||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 45 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 71 | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | ||||||||
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 31 | |||
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 7 | 92 | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 10 | 141 |
| Psychology, General | 5 | 45 | 8 | 58 | ||||
| Public Administration | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||||
| Social Sciences, General | ||||||||
| Social Work | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 130 | 58 | 14 | 7 | 509 | 89 | 809 |
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Union Institute & University Ranks 2570th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $44,708 ($48,316 male / $42,412 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 54 (21 male / 33 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 145 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 0.4 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $745,168 |
Union Institute & University Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Begun as a consortium of universities in 1964 called The Union for Research and Experimentation in Higher Education, it later became an independent degree-granting institution calling itself The University Without Walls (1971), and then The Union Institute (1989). In October 2001, the university acquired the academic programs and historic campus of Vermont College in Montpelier and Brattleboro to complement its distance learning programs and academic centers in Cincinnati, Miami, Sacramento, and Los Angeles.
Union Institute & University Academics
The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Specifically, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, External Degree Program, Independent Study, Student-Designed Major and Weekend College. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Financial Aid Counseling and Freshman Orientation Program can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Study Skills Assistance and Writing Center. Union Institute & University is unique in its study options.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Union Institute & University.
- Social Sciences:
- Social Sciences – General, Sociology
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology
- English Language and Literature:
- English
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Human Resources Development, Management Information Systems, Organizational Behavior Studies
- History:
- History – General
- Education:
- ESL Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, Special Education
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Arts – General
- Security and Protective Services:
- Criminal Justice Studies, Law Enforcement Administration
- Popular majors:
- twenty-six percent security and protective services, eighteen percent education, seventeen percent liberal arts, fifteen percent business per marketing, eight percent psychology, five percent health professions
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Health Services – General, Maternal/Child Health, Substance Abuse Counseling
- Public Administration and Service:
- Public Administration, Social Work
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric
- Computer Science:
- Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems
The cost per credit hour (overall) was $368 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Further, for international students, the application fee is 35.
Union Institute & University Admissions
This school did not report their application fee. Transfer students are not ignored, for all that did not report the exact number of transfer students.
The regular application due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 30th of June. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Further, the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place.
Union Institute & University Financial Aid
Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and State/District Residency. Financial aid distribution is at twenty percent scholarships per grants and eighty percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and State/District Residency.
Union Institute & University Students
Union Institute & University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. Again, it is part of an Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus. The school’s size is approximately one thousand, one hundred and twenty-two degree-seeking undergrads, thirty first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, two hundred and fifty-seven graduate enrollment. Furthermore, the student body consists of sixty-three percent women, thirty-seven percent men, three percent american indian per alaskan native, fourteen percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, fifty-five percent white per non-hispanic and twenty-four percent race per ethnicity unreported.
Importantly, the school is located 2 miles from downtown.This school features the Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus.
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