Jackson, Tennessee · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Jackson, Tennessee, Union University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 2,713 students in fall 2024, including 1,934 undergraduates and 779 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Southern Baptist.
Union University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 123 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Business Administration and Management, and Educational Leadership and Administration. It awarded 761 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
89% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
2,713
Students enrolled
89%
First-year retention
761
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
123
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 123
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
89%
First-year retention, part-time students
53%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
426
Associate degrees
23
Master's degrees
197
Doctoral degrees (research)
70
Professional doctorates
26
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
6
Post-master's certificates
13
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,713
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,934
Graduate students, fall 2024
779
Full-time, fall 2024
66%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,124
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,135
Graduate students, 2024-25
989
Full-time, 2024-25
62%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
65%
Men
35%
White
58%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
21%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
31%
Students taking some online courses
32%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Southern Baptist
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Gulf South Conference
President
Samuel W. Dub" Oliver"
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionBusiness Administration and ManagementTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other+120