Unity College (161572)

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition
$11,280
2022 Average Net Price
$18,554
After Financial Aid
2020 Default Rate
0%
on Student Loans
2022 Acceptance Rate
94.3%
6,312 Applicants
2022 Enrolled Students
4,281
90.8% Full-Time
2022 Graduation Rate
51.2%
107 Graduates

About

Unity College (161572) is a higher education institution located in Cumberland County, ME. In 2022, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at Unity College (161572) were Sustainability Studies (18 degrees awarded), Geographic Information Science & Cartography (14 degrees), and Marine Biology & Biological Oceonography (10 degrees).

In 2022, 275 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Unity College (161572). 64.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 35.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (205 degrees), 12.1 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Unity College (161572) is $11,280, which is $−17,050 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Unity College (161572) was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 371 total borrowers.

Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Unity College (161572) is $11,280, which is $17,050 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $18,554.

In 2022, 56% of undergraduate students attending Unity College (161572) received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 75% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$11,280
2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Unity College (161572) was $11,280. The cost of tuition at Unity College (161572) is $−17,050 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,330).

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Average Net Price

$18,554
2022 Value
32.7%
1 Year Growth

In 2022 Unity College (161572) had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $18,554. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Unity College (161572) grew by 32.7%.

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Other Student Expenses

$9,830
Room and Board
$800
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Unity College (161572) was of $9,830 in 2022. The cost of room and board did not change between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $800. The cost of books and supplies increased by 60% during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

56%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
75%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

56% of undergraduate students at Unity College (161572) received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 12% with respect to 2021, when 50% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

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0%
2020 Default Rate
0
Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Unity College (161572) was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 371 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Admissions

Unity College (161572) received 6,312 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 117% annual growth. Out of those 6,312 applicants, 5,953 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 94.3% acceptance rate.

There were 4,281 students enrolled at Unity College (161572) in 2022.

Unity College (161572) has an overall enrollment yield of 6.97%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

94.3%
Acceptance Rate in 2022
5,953
Accepted Out of 6,312

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Unity College (161572) was 94.3% (5,953 admissions from 6,312 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 91.4%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants grew by 117%, while admissions grew by 124%.

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SAT Scores

0% of enrolled first-time students at Unity College (161572) in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Unity College (161572) had a total enrollment of 4,281 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Unity College (161572) is 3,887 students and the part-time enrollment is 394. This means that 90.8% of students enrolled at Unity College (161572) are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Unity College (161572), both undergraduate and graduate, is 70.8% White, 9.46% Hispanic or Latino, 5.05% Black or African American, 4.86% Two or More Races, 1.28% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.12% Asian, and 0.257% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Unity College (161572) in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (56.1%), followed by White Male (14.9%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (8.37%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (56.3%), followed by White Male (14.7%) and Black or African American Female (6.09%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

90.8%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Unity College (161572) in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 4,281 students. The full-time enrollment at Unity College (161572) is 3,887 and the part-time enrollment is 394. This means that 90.8% of students enrolled at Unity College (161572) are enrolled full-time compared with 79.6% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

39%
2022 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Unity College (161572) was 39%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (72%), Unity College (161572) had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)
  1. White
    3,029 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    405 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    216 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Unity College (161572) is 70.8% White, 9.46% Hispanic or Latino, 5.05% Black or African American, 4.86% Two or More Races, 1.28% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.12% Asian, and 0.257% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 54.3% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.1% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 306 students (7.15%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2022, 79 more women than men received degrees from Unity College (161572). The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Unity College (161572) is white (205 degrees awarded). There were 12.1 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at Unity College (161572) is Sustainability Studies (18 degrees awarded), followed by Geographic Information Science & Cartography (14 degrees) and Marine Biology & Biological Oceonography (10 degrees).

In 2022,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Unity College (161572), meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Biology (45 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (18 degrees), and Social Sciences (24 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Unity College (161572) are Physicians (452,459 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (361,595 people), Other managers (357,642 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (227,854 people), and Postsecondary teachers (210,288 people).

The most specialized majors at Unity College (161572) in 2022 are Biology (45 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (18 degrees), Social Sciences (24 degrees), Legal (4 degrees), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (4 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Unity College (161572) are Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists

The most specialized majors at Unity College (161572) are Biology (45 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (18 degrees), Social Sciences (24 degrees), Legal (4 degrees), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (4 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Common Industries by Major

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Unity College (161572) are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (669,144 people), Elementary & secondary schools (548,654 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (522,084 people), Legal services (300,637 people), and Computer Systems Design (254,584 people).

The most specialized majors at Unity College (161572) are Biology (45 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (18 degrees), Social Sciences (24 degrees), Legal (4 degrees), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (4 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Unity College (161572).
Most Common (2022)
  1. 13 degrees awarded
  2. 11 degrees awarded
  3. 8 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Unity College (161572) was Wildlife Biology with 13 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

98
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2022
177
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2022

In 2022, 98 degrees were awarded to men at Unity College (161572), which is 0.554 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (177).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 12 degrees were awarded to men at Unity College (161572) in Geographic Information Science & Cartography, which is 1 times approximately the same the 12 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 16 degrees were awarded to men at Unity College (161572) in Marine Biology & Biological Oceonography, which is 3.2 times more than the 5 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

43%
100% Completion Time
46%
150% Completion Time

In 2022, 43% of students graduating from Unity College (161572) completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 46% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 46% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Male
Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Unity College (161572) is Male and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)
  1. White
    205 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    17 degrees awarded
  3. Two or More Races
    10 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Unity College (161572) is white (205 degrees awarded). There were 12.1 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17 degrees).

11.6% of degree recipients (32 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)
  1. White Female
    132 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    73 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    10 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Unity College (161572) is white female (132 degrees awarded). There were 1.81 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (73 degrees).

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Operations

Unity College (161572) has an endowment valued at nearly $15.7M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −2.4M (−15.3%) compared to the 0.58% average return (286k on 49.3M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2022, Unity College (161572) had a total salary expenditure of 29.6M. Unity College (161572) employs 8 No academic ranks, 8 Assistant professors and 6 Professors. Most academics at Unity College (161572) are Male No academic rank (4), Female No academic rank (4), and Male Professor (4).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Unity College (161572) are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 46 employees, Management, with 26 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 17 employees.

Endowment

$15.7M
2022 Endowment
15.8%
decline from 2021

Unity College (161572) has an endowment valued at about $15.7M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of Unity College (161572) declined 15.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $33.6M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$9.57M
2022 Salaries
21.4%
growth from 2021

In 2022, Unity College (161572) paid a median of $9.57M in salaries, which represents 32.4% of their overall expenditure ($29.6M) and a 21.4% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 13.5% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 5.88% decline between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.7M (37.9% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$1.56M
Instructional Salaries
27
Number of Employees

In 2022, Unity College (161572) paid a total of $1.56M to 27 employees working as instructors, which represents 16.3% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.04M (32.1%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

No academic rank
Most Common Instructor
8 Employees
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
46 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Unity College (161572) were No academic rank with 8 employees, Assistant professor with 8 employees, and Professor with 6 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Unity College (161572) were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 46 employees, Management with 26 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 17 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)
  1. Male No academic rank
  2. Female No academic rank
  3. Male Professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Unity College (161572) was Male No academic rank with 4 employees, Female No academic rank with 4 employees, and Male Professor with 4 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Unity College (161572).

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