Union University
Jackson, TN · Private · Small city
Private institution in Jackson, TN · 1,637 undergraduates · 47% acceptance rate · $53,990 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 15%Acceptance rate
- Top 19%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 19%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $26,8151,577th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $38,4501,591st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $38,4501,551st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $55,7901,609th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,714724th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,990850th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,505841st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 70.9%390th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 86.9%351st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 47.2%233rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1243297th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 27222nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6371,057th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.2%1,448th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 126 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 61 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,777 | $58,673 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $43,575 | $44,590 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $37,208 | $35,060 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $36,745 | $37,424 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $36,668 | $34,793 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $35,600 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,546 | $28,960 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $33,281 | $26,353 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $31,305 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $27,461 | $29,956 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $26,715 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $25,194 | $28,598 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Southern Baptistsource
- Founded in 1873source
- Athletic nickname: "Bulldogs"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Motto: "Religio et Eruditio"source
- Campus size: about 290 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* Jackson Male Academy" (1823–1844)source
- Formerly known as "* West Tennessee College" (1844–1874)source
- Formerly known as "* Hall-Moody Junior College" (1900–1927)source
- Formerly known as "* Union University (1848–1859, 1868–1873)"source
- Formerly known as "* Southwestern Baptist University" (1875–1907)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: Gulf Southsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,704,195 (M $1,755,891 · W $1,948,304)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Union University’s 1,637 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TN
- Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN · 1,671 undergrads
- The University of the SouthSewanee, TN · 1,598 undergrads
- Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN · 1,697 undergrads
- Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN · 1,487 undergrads
- SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN · 1,800 undergrads
- Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN · 1,374 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Madonna UniversityLivonia, MI · 1,637 undergrads
- Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,638 undergrads
- Adrian CollegeAdrian, MI · 1,635 undergrads
- University of Hawaii Maui CollegeKahului, HI · 1,635 undergrads
- Chadron State CollegeChadron, NE · 1,634 undergrads
- Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, OR · 1,642 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuu.edu
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