Union University Teaching Programs

Located in Jackson, Tennessee, Union University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Union University?

Contact details for Union are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1050 Union University Dr, Jackson, TN 38305-3697
Phone:	731-668-1818
Website:	www.uu.edu

How Do I Get Into Union?

You can apply to Union online at: https://www.uu.edu/applications/undergrad/

Admission Requirements for Union

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Union?

With an acceptance rate of 53%, Union does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 57%, and the acceptance rate for women is 51%.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to Union submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 700. Math scores were between 530 and 670.

Union received ACT scores from 84% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 33. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

Can I Afford Union University?

The overall average net price of Union is $23,791. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Union, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $6,491 a year. That adds up to $25,964 over four years for those students.

Union University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,993 undergraduate students at Union, with 1,634 being full-time and 359 being part-time.

There are also 937 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,634 full-time undergraduates at Union, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Union University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	46
Black or African American	165
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	1,246
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	122

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Union University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Union. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Brazil, and Kenya.

Online Learning at Union University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Union. In 2022-2023, 1,232 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Union has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Union University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	12	14	18	44
Urban Education & Leadership	0	0	43	0	43
General Education	0	0	23	0	23
Elementary Education	14	0	0	0	14
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	5	0	0	0	5
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	1	0	2	3
Music Education	3	0	0	0	3
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	3	0	0	0	3
General Special Education	2	0	0	0	2
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	1	1
Art Education	1	0	0	0	1
English & Language Arts Education	1	0	0	0	1
Mathematics Education	1	0	0	0	1
Spanish Education	1	0	0	0	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0
Learning Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0
Biology Education	0	0	0	0	0
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0	0
Distributive Education	0	0	0	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
History Education	0	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0	0	0
Speech Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	31	13	80	21	145

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.