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Union Adventist University

Union Adventist University is a private campus in Lincoln proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Seventh Day Adventist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$18,778

family income
under $30k

$19,177

$30–48k

$16,306

$48–75k

$22,595

$75–110k

$25,861

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$23,7162023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Union Adventist University rose from $15,883 (2008) to $23,716 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,883
2009	$19,272
2010	$13,261
2011	$18,051
2012	$19,029
2013	$19,584
2014	$20,182
2015	$20,535
2016	$20,706
2017	$22,595
2018	$22,497
2019	$22,357
2020	$25,007
2021	$22,880
2022	$20,884
2023	$23,716

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$42,0992024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Union Adventist University rose from $25,600 (2009) to $42,099 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$25,600
2010	$27,520
2011	$29,488
2012	$28,911
2013	$30,383
2014	$31,910
2015	$32,465
2016	$33,219
2017	$33,890
2018	$34,796
2019	$35,787
2020	$36,243
2021	$37,738
2022	$38,874
2023	$40,586
2024	$42,099

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$11,390
2002	$12,158
2003	$12,750
2004	$13,380
2005	$14,410
2006	$14,790
2007	$16,130
2008	$16,920
2013	$20,470
2014	$21,080
2015	$21,970
2016	$22,538
2017	$23,070
2018	$23,780
2019	$24,620
2020	$25,340
2021	$26,060
2022	$27,170
2023	$27,990

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Union Adventist University reports published tuition of $29,334 in this record. Union Adventist University's $29,334 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Union Adventist University reports 471 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

52.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Union Adventist University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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52.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Union Adventist University rose from 41.6% (entered 1992) to 52.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1992 cohort	41.6%
1993 cohort	36.8%
1994 cohort	42.3%
1995 cohort	51.9%
1996 cohort	50%
1997 cohort	53.3%
1998 cohort	56.8%
1999 cohort	55.4%
2000 cohort	52.5%
2001 cohort	53%
2002 cohort	53.3%
2003 cohort	54.3%
2004 cohort	56.8%
2005 cohort	50.6%
2006 cohort	49.7%
2007 cohort	37.2%
2008 cohort	49.4%
2009 cohort	57%
2010 cohort	43.1%
2011 cohort	53.9%
2012 cohort	50.3%
2013 cohort	45.5%
2014 cohort	50.6%
2015 cohort	59.9%
2016 cohort	56.1%
2017 cohort	45.9%
2018 cohort	52.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1992–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,000	$2,865
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,000	$2,955
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,120	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$4,155
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,500	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,485	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,478	$6,410
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$5,833
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,269	$4,690
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,188	$9,917
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,563	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,191	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,875	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,300	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,895	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$10,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,750	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$10,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$43,853

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$52,448

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,045

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Union Adventist University admitted 766 of 766 applicants in Fall 2024. The 100% rate describes that application pool.

100%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $27,990 tuition · 2023–24 471 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Union Adventist University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Union Adventist University under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Union Adventist University received 766 applications and admitted 766 (100%), with 94 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

100%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	55.8%
Fall 2002	57.5%
Fall 2003	49%
Fall 2004	51%
Fall 2005	50%
Fall 2006	45.3%
Fall 2007	43.9%
Fall 2008	64.4%
Fall 2009	41.3%
Fall 2010	61.1%
Fall 2011	57.4%
Fall 2012	45%
Fall 2013	52.3%
Fall 2014	52.1%
Fall 2015	56.1%
Fall 2016	63.5%
Fall 2017	60%
Fall 2018	96.1%
Fall 2019	92.8%
Fall 2020	97.6%
Fall 2021	98.5%
Fall 2022	98.8%
Fall 2023	99.9%
Fall 2024	100%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

980–1130Fall 2022 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2009	1020	1250
Fall 2010	750	1130
Fall 2016	876	1183
Fall 2017	965	1150
Fall 2018	980	1130
Fall 2019	920	1190
Fall 2020	880	1170
Fall 2021	980	1130
Fall 2022	980	1130

IPEDS Fall 2009–2022, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 2022 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	26
Fall 2002	19	25
Fall 2003	18	25
Fall 2004	20	26
Fall 2005	19	25
Fall 2006	19	25
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	19	26
Fall 2010	19	27
Fall 2011	19	25
Fall 2012	19	25
Fall 2013	19	26
Fall 2014	19	25
Fall 2015	19	26
Fall 2016	18	26
Fall 2017	19	26
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	17	26
Fall 2020	18	24
Fall 2021	18	24
Fall 2022	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2022, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

471Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Union Adventist University fell from 758 (Fall 2002) to 471 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	758
Fall 2003	871
Fall 2004	912
Fall 2005	836
Fall 2006	860
Fall 2007	866
Fall 2008	818
Fall 2009	734
Fall 2010	725
Fall 2011	722
Fall 2012	725
Fall 2013	759
Fall 2014	747
Fall 2015	762
Fall 2016	759
Fall 2017	747
Fall 2018	696
Fall 2019	640
Fall 2020	602
Fall 2021	574
Fall 2022	475
Fall 2023	439
Fall 2024	471

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

84%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Union Adventist University rose from 69% (Fall 2002) to 84% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	69%
Fall 2003 cohort	69%
Fall 2004 cohort	71%
Fall 2005 cohort	71%
Fall 2006 cohort	72%
Fall 2007 cohort	67%
Fall 2008 cohort	63%
Fall 2009 cohort	66%
Fall 2010 cohort	72%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	68%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	71%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	70%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	82%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	80%
Fall 2023 cohort	84%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Union Adventist University

Faculty pay at Union Adventist University averages $80,208 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Union Adventist University as a primarily residential campus of 471 undergraduates — and 83.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Union Adventist University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 100%. Review Union Adventist University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Union Adventist University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Union Adventist University100%

Nebraska median79.8%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Union Adventist University$29,334

Nebraska median$20,640

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Union Adventist University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Union Adventist University$55,045

Nebraska median$53,909

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Union Adventist University, Nebraska and national reference values
Metric & basis	Union Adventist University	Nebraska median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	100%	79.8%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$29,334	$20,640	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,045	$53,909	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Union Adventist University report?

Union Adventist University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 100% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Union Adventist University's acceptance rate?

100% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 766 admitted from 766 applicants.

How much does Union Adventist University cost?

At Union Adventist University, tuition is $29,334. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Union Adventist University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,045. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Nebraska

University of Nebraska-Lincoln — 87.5% admitted
University of Nebraska at Omaha — 87% admitted
University of Nebraska at Kearney — 89.5% admitted
Doane University — 98% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.