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Union University

Union University is a private campus in Jackson proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Southern Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$24,793

family income
under $30k

$21,812

$30–48k

$25,531

$48–75k

$27,440

$75–110k

$29,835

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$27,1712023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Union University rose from $18,594 (2008) to $27,171 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,594
2009	$19,143
2010	$23,529
2011	$22,220
2012	$21,779
2013	$24,077
2014	$24,569
2015	$25,437
2016	$22,839
2017	$27,551
2018	$28,249
2019	$29,990
2020	$27,475
2021	$28,533
2022	$26,815
2023	$27,171

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$58,3632024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Union University rose from $32,830 (2009) to $58,363 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$32,830
2010	$35,220
2011	$37,690
2012	$40,000
2013	$40,415
2014	$42,891
2015	$44,747
2016	$47,458
2017	$49,158
2018	$51,298
2019	$53,086
2020	$54,324
2021	$54,562
2022	$56,891
2023	$55,790
2024	$58,363

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$11,920
2001	$12,670
2002	$13,700
2003	$14,450
2004	$15,370
2005	$16,450
2006	$17,790
2007	$18,850
2008	$19,610
2013	$26,880
2014	$28,150
2015	$29,190
2016	$30,330
2017	$31,510
2018	$32,610
2019	$33,750
2020	$34,630
2021	$35,510
2022	$36,880
2023	$38,450

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $40,025 before grants and other attendance costs. At Union University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,607 — Union University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

66% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Union University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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66%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Union University has wandered from Fall 1993 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 70.9% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 66%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	55.8%
1993 cohort	61.3%
1994 cohort	46.5%
1995 cohort	53.7%
1996 cohort	54.9%
1997 cohort	53%
1998 cohort	58.6%
1999 cohort	61.4%
2000 cohort	58.7%
2001 cohort	64.3%
2002 cohort	59.7%
2003 cohort	64.7%
2004 cohort	59.5%
2005 cohort	60.6%
2006 cohort	66.6%
2007 cohort	63.6%
2008 cohort	66.2%
2009 cohort	64%
2010 cohort	68.4%
2011 cohort	68.4%
2012 cohort	70.7%
2013 cohort	68.2%
2014 cohort	65.9%
2015 cohort	68.3%
2016 cohort	66.6%
2017 cohort	70.9%
2018 cohort	66%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	—	$7,646
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,751	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,250	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,250	$5,553
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,850	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,950	$5,188
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,687	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,050	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,375
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,868	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,500	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,500	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,425	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,913	$9,465
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,591	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$12,311
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,251	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,834	$8,332
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,714	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$45,505

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,033

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,990

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Union University admitted 1,190 of 1,970 applicants in Fall 2024. The 60.4% rate describes that application pool.

60.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $38,450 tuition · 2023–24 1,607 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1160–13901600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Union University received 1,970 applications and admitted 1,190 (60.4%), with 358 enrolling.

Union University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Union University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 600–710 and Math was 560–680 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1160–1390 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	600	670	710
SAT Math	560	620	680
ACT Composite	22	26	30

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

60.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Union University declined from 83% to 60.4%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	83%
Fall 2002	88.3%
Fall 2003	61.5%
Fall 2004	61.5%
Fall 2005	83.8%
Fall 2006	82.7%
Fall 2007	80.5%
Fall 2008	81.9%
Fall 2009	83.8%
Fall 2010	78.6%
Fall 2011	76.5%
Fall 2012	75%
Fall 2013	74.1%
Fall 2014	68.6%
Fall 2015	69.1%
Fall 2016	62.6%
Fall 2017	60%
Fall 2018	57.4%
Fall 2019	52.7%
Fall 2020	57.5%
Fall 2021	52.9%
Fall 2022	52.5%
Fall 2023	47.2%
Fall 2024	60.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1160–1390Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	910	1180
Fall 2002	1010	1280
Fall 2004	1020	1250
Fall 2005	1000	1310
Fall 2006	1020	1300
Fall 2007	1030	1320
Fall 2008	1020	1290
Fall 2009	1010	1310
Fall 2010	1080	1340
Fall 2011	1040	1320
Fall 2012	1030	1360
Fall 2013	1100	1350
Fall 2014	1070	1320
Fall 2015	990	1300
Fall 2016	1020	1300
Fall 2017	1070	1320
Fall 2018	1110	1360
Fall 2019	1060	1280
Fall 2020	1070	1330
Fall 2021	1120	1330
Fall 2022	1100	1370
Fall 2023	1030	1340
Fall 2024	1160	1390

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–30Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	27
Fall 2002	21	27
Fall 2003	22	27
Fall 2004	21	27
Fall 2005	21	27
Fall 2006	21	27
Fall 2007	22	28
Fall 2008	21	29
Fall 2009	22	28
Fall 2010	22	29
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	22	29
Fall 2013	22	29
Fall 2014	22	29
Fall 2015	22	29
Fall 2016	23	30
Fall 2017	23	29
Fall 2018	23	30
Fall 2019	22	30
Fall 2020	22	30
Fall 2021	23	30
Fall 2022	23	30
Fall 2023	22	29
Fall 2024	22	30

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,607Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Union University fell from 1,910 (Fall 2002) to 1,607 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,910
Fall 2003	2,008
Fall 2004	2,045
Fall 2005	2,033
Fall 2006	1,980
Fall 2007	2,110
Fall 2008	2,275
Fall 2009	2,438
Fall 2010	2,476
Fall 2011	2,532
Fall 2012	2,520
Fall 2013	2,567
Fall 2014	2,441
Fall 2015	2,239
Fall 2016	2,182
Fall 2017	2,099
Fall 2018	2,061
Fall 2019	2,036
Fall 2020	1,959
Fall 2021	1,850
Fall 2022	1,731
Fall 2023	1,637
Fall 2024	1,607

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

89%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Union University rose from 75% (Fall 2003) to 89% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	84%
Fall 2005 cohort	90%
Fall 2006 cohort	65%
Fall 2007 cohort	96%
Fall 2008 cohort	93%
Fall 2009 cohort	84%
Fall 2010 cohort	94%
Fall 2011 cohort	92%
Fall 2012 cohort	94%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	84%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	86%
Fall 2017 cohort	88%
Fall 2018 cohort	84%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	87%
Fall 2021 cohort	84%
Fall 2022 cohort	87%
Fall 2023 cohort	89%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Union University

24.5% of Union University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Union University as a primarily residential campus of 1,607 undergraduates — and 89% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Union University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1160–1390 — their midpoint is above the TN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Union University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Union University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Union University60.4%

Tennessee median69.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Union University$40,025

Tennessee median$21,400

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Union University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Union University$53,990

Tennessee median$48,382

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Union University, Tennessee and national reference values
Metric & basis	Union University	Tennessee median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	60.4%	69.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$40,025	$21,400	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,990	$48,382	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Union University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Union University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 6 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$72,824
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,234
Marketing	$57,184
Social Work	$46,286
Psychology, General	$44,056
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$41,226

These 6 fields listed for Union University measure earnings after completion. The $53,990 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 60 additional Union University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Union University report?

Union University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1160–1390 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Union University's acceptance rate?

60.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,190 admitted from 1,970 applicants.

How much does Union University cost?

At Union University, tuition is $40,025. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Union University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,990. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Tennessee

Tusculum University — 72.2% admitted
Trevecca Nazarene University — 69.4% admitted
Tennessee Technological University — 76.1% admitted
Tennessee State University — 70.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.