Union University Business Programs

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

Union University Rankings

Union holds the #8 spot on the Best Colleges in Tennessee ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Union.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#23	Best Value Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#69	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#94	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#118	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Union has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#98	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#115	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#156	Best Value Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/UnionUniversity/
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/UnionUniversity

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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Union?

Union has an acceptance rate of 58%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 28% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% 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 550 and 670. Math scores were between 520 and 660.

Union received ACT scores from 90% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 33. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 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

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 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,883 a year. That adds up to $27,532 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.

Union University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,096 undergraduate students at Union, with 1,711 being full-time and 385 being part-time.

There are also 975 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,711 full-time undergraduates at Union, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	40
Black or African American	222
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	1,307
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	70

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

In 2019-2020, 1,401 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 12th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Union

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Union University was 23.8%. This is the #859 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Union regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Union ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Union.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Leadership	#134
Accounting	#175
Accounting	#301

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Union University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	10	68	78
Organizational Leadership	57	0	57
Accounting	12	8	20
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	18	0	18
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	8	0	8
Other Economics	2	0	2
Business Economics	1	0	1
Interior Design Management	0	0	0
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0
TOTAL	108	76	184

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

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