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Union Commonwealth University

Barbourville, Kentucky Private nonprofit 4-year Remote town

Overview

Union Commonwealth University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Barbourville, Kentucky. Its campus is in a remote town. It enrolled 1,324 students in fall 2024, including 775 undergraduates and 549 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.

Union Commonwealth University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager, Business Administration and Management, and Education, General. It awarded 343 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 23 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

1,324
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
343
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 56

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 9
Education 15
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Health Professions 8
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 4
Psychology 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
History 1
Social Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Engineering 1
English Language and Literature 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
152
Master's degrees
148
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2
Post-master's certificates
41

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,324
Undergraduates, fall 2024
775
Graduate students, fall 2024
549
Full-time, fall 2024
65%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,646
Undergraduates, 2024-25
860
Graduate students, 2024-25
786
Full-time, 2024-25
56%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
41%
Men
59%
White
37%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
10%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
40%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
23
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
66%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Mid-South Conference; Appalachian Athletic Conference
President
Dr. DJ Washington
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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