BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofitHSI

Union Adventist University

Lincoln, Nebraska·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·uau.edu
6-yr Graduation
52%
+4.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
729
peer median 658
Avg net price
$23,716
+$2.1k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
766
766 candidates competed
Admitted
766
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
94
12.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
52%+4.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
48%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

18.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%27 of 65
Non-Pell (all)
60%54 of 90
Subsidized loan, no Pell
53%17 of 32
No Federal Aid
64%37 of 58

Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 47 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
47
Passing
3
6.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

47programs
  • Passing3 · 6.4%
  • No Data44 · 93.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
44

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+71.5%
$59,681 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+104.5%
$122,943 vs $60,112
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+128.2%
$79,420 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
136%
$166,606 debt · $122,943 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
37%
$21,872 debt · $59,681 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
34%
$27,000 debt · $79,420 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1923Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 3

  1. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  2. Apr 2021Initial Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  3. Oct 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,477
$30–48k$16,740
$48–75k$24,957
$75–110k$24,444
$110k+$26,653

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$23,716
+$2,055vs Baccalaureate median $21,661
Federal loans
60.8%
In-state tuition
$29,334
Out-of-state
$29,334

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 223 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $6.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
223
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.4M
$1,424,359 total
Direct Loans
$6.3M
622 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$969K
225 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$988K
239 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.5M
76 loan awards
Parent PLUS$265K
14 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.5M
68 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 221 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
221
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.5%
2017
4.5%
2018
2.2%
2019
1.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Union Adventist

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

150 total completions
01Health Professions
8657.3%
02Business
138.7%
03Visual/Performing Arts
128.0%
04Biological Sciences
117.3%
05Theology
85.3%
06Liberal Arts
64.0%
07Education
53.3%
08English Language
42.7%
09Computer Sciences
32.0%
10Mathematics
21.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
729
12-mo unduplicated
986
Undergraduate
878
Graduate
108

Gender split

Men
39%389
Women
61%597

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.3%
Hispanic
24.4%
Black
8.1%
Non-resident
7.9%
Asian
5.1%
Two or more
3.8%
Unknown
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
55
35 M · 20 W
Women athletes
36.4%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$142K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$6K
$6K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
15 M · 10 W
$45K
Soccer
22 M ·
$37K
Volleyball
· 12 W
$43K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.57
1 offenses · 635 students

3-year trend

1.292 yrs ago5.761 yr ago1.57Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
8.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
61

Union Adventist vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Union Adventist selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUnion Adventist University
52%729$23,716Baccalaureate
47%51.9%532$20,951Baccalaureate
49%71.6%956$24,452Baccalaureate
65%67.5%611$16,282Baccalaureate
41%48.2%694$22,371Baccalaureate
34%64.6%621$20,205Baccalaureate
Peer group median48%64.6%658$21,661

Institutions like Union Adventist

Explore the federal data for institutions in Union Adventist's comparison group.

Union Adventist Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Tim Simon
    Executive Director for Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Union Adventist University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Union Adventist.

What is the graduation rate at Union Adventist University?

Union Adventist University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Union Adventist University?

Union Adventist University reports a total enrollment of 729 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Union Adventist University?

The average net price at Union Adventist University is $23,716 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Union Adventist University?

Union Adventist University's yield rate is 12.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Union Adventist University located?

Union Adventist University is located in Lincoln, Nebraska 68506.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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