Union University
Jackson, Tennessee
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,607 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 60%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $22,995per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 70%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,91010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Founded in 1823, Union University is the oldest institution affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
Source: About Union University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 60%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1160–1390Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $22,995full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $57,191sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $41,470Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 70%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 89%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,91010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,607Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 30%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 33%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN — admits 90%
- Willamette University Salem, OR — admits 77%
- Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI — admits 86%
- Pacific University Forest Grove, OR — admits 90%
Also worth a look
- Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN — admits 63%
- Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN — admits 60%
- Maryville College Maryville, TN — admits 61%
- Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN — admits 69%
- Lipscomb University Nashville, TN — admits 68%
- Drury University Springfield, MO — admits 58%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Union University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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