Union Commonwealth University

Union Commonwealth University
Former name
Union College
Motto
Pro Deo Et Homine
Motto in English
For God and Mankind
TypePrivate college
Established1879
Religious affiliation
United Methodist Church
Academic affiliations
NAICU[1]
CIC
PresidentMarcia Hawkins, Ph.D.
Students1,203[2]
Undergraduates976[2]
Postgraduates227[2]
Location, ,
United States
Colors   
Orange & Black
NicknameBulldogs
Sporting affiliations
NAIAAppalachian
Websitewww.unionky.edu

Union Commonwealth University is a private university in Barbourville, Kentucky. The university was founded in 1879 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Union's approximately 825 undergraduate students represent 27 states and nine countries.[3] In March, of 2024, it was announced that the school would be renamed from Union College to Union Commonwealth University.[4]

Union's 100-acre (0.40 km2) campus is in southeastern Kentucky. Approximately 44 percent of the students live in three residence halls and apartments on campus.

  1. ^ center, member. "Member Center". Archived from the original on 2015-11-09.
  2. ^ a b c As of fall 2016. "Student headcount by level: All independent institutions (2006-16)" (PDF). Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Union College (KY)". princetonreview.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Union College in Kentucky to be renamed Union Commonwealth University".