Union University

Union University is a private nonprofit college in Jackson, TN. Its average net price is $22,995 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$18,712
$30,001 to $48,000$19,952
$48,001 to $75,000$20,127
$75,001 to $110,000$21,964
$110,001 and up$27,930
$41,470Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$41,470Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$22,995Average Net Price
$16,600Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$750Books and Supplies
$8,530Other Expenses
29.6%Students on Pell Grants
39.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

60.4%Acceptance Rate
600 to 710SAT Reading, Middle Half
560 to 680SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$52,952
8 years after entry$52,733
10 years after entry$58,910
74.8%Graduation Rate
89.0%Retention Rate
$22,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Jackson, TNLocation
Small citySetting
1,607Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$34,374 National median for this major n=1,637Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Botany/Plant Biology$36,829 National median for this major n=278Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,860 Small program - rough guide n=76Not published
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Programming$63,496 National median for this major n=1,924Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$59,944 National median for this major n=1,197Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis$40,083 National median for this major n=120Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies$35,131 National median for this major n=177Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology$29,880 National median for this major n=416Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$76,559 n=261$27,000 n=178
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Religious Institution Administration and LawNot publishedNot published
Religious Music and Worship$35,829 National median for this major n=364Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$26,987 Small program - rough guide n=32
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Zoology/Animal Biology$33,118 National median for this major n=2,431Not published

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