by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Union University was awarded 190 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is individualized studies.
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College Factual ranked Union as #579 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Union held the #592 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Union also holds the #7 spot on the Best Colleges in Tennessee ranking.
If you're applying to Union University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 53%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
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 690. Math scores were between 550 and 640.
The student to faculty ratio at Union is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Union University is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Union University has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Union for first-time, full-time students is 61%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,096 undergraduates at Union with 1,711 being full-time and 385 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $36,978 | $26,056 | $27,431 | $27,719 | $26,749 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Union, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.
The student loan default rate at Union is 4.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/UnionUniversity/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/UnionUniversity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 161 | $58,095 |
| Business Administration & Management | 67 | $39,743 |
| Social Work | 29 | $26,951 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 19 | $36,483 |
| Marketing | 18 | NA |
| General Psychology | 15 | $26,900 |
| Health & Physical Education | 14 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 14 | $36,766 |
| Accounting | 12 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 11 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,279 students took at least one online class at Union University. This is a decrease from the 1,401 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,279 | 589 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,401 | 619 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,238 | 405 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,371 | 338 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,062 | 315 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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