Scholarships and aid at Union University: what families pay by income
Before any aid, Union University lists a price of $59,276 a year. After grants and aid, what families paid depended on what they earned. Here are the numbers.
Union University is a private university in Jackson, TN. A family earning under $30,000 pays $24,793 a year on average after grants and aid (IPEDS 2022–23 net price).
What families paid after grants and aid, by income
Before any aid, the published price is $59,276 a year*, including tuition, housing, food and books. It is the starting point, not necessarily what your family would pay: there may be scholarships from other sources. Families earning under $30,000 who received federal aid paid $24,793 a year on average after grants and aid*.
If your child is undocumented or has no Social Security number: federal aid does not apply. Ask the college directly whether its own aid applies in your case, and get it in writing.
Admission, cost and graduation: three facts and three steps
- Admission: Union University admitted about 47 % of those who applied (IPEDS 2023 admit rate). BCA guidance: review requirements and deadlines, and build a balanced list of options (safety, match and reach).
- Cost: A family earning under $30,000 pays $24,793 a year on average after grants and aid (IPEDS 2022–23 net price). BCA guidance: file the FAFSA on time and compare the net price of several options before deciding.
- Graduation: About 68 % graduate within six years (IPEDS graduation rate). BCA guidance: confirm the funding covers every year of the program and check your major's graduation rate, not just the overall one.
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The plan: what to do by grade level
9th–10th grade
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11th grade
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12th grade
Execution: meet deadlines, finish essays and letters, submit the FAFSA, apply and compare aid offers.
If already applied
Understand the aid letters, compare the real net price across options and confirm funding for every year.
Sticker and net price
The published cost of attendance is $59,276 a year (IPEDS 2023–24). The net price —what families actually pay after grants and aid— is the figure the income table compares. They are two different numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to attend Union University?
It depends on your family's income. The published cost of attendance is $59,276 a year (IPEDS 2023–24). What families actually pay, after grants and aid, is in the income table above.
How much does a low-income family pay on average at Union University?
A family earning under $30,000 pays $24,793 a year on average after grants and aid (IPEDS 2022–23 net price). Compare that net price with other options.
Are there Latino students at Union University?
About 2 % of its students are Hispanic or Latino (total enrollment, fall 2023).
Is it hard to get into Union University?
Union University admitted about 47 % of those who applied (IPEDS 2023 admit rate).
Do students finish at Union University?
About 68 % graduate within six years (IPEDS graduation rate).
Does this aid apply to mixed-status families or students without an SSN?
It depends on the institution and the state. Ask the institution's financial aid office and the state's student aid agency directly.
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For families with high school students
Sources & methodology
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education / NCES (net price by income, admissions, cost, graduation, demographics).
- The university's official net price calculator.
- Net price: IPEDS 2022-23 (SFA2223)
- Admissions: IPEDS fall 2023 (ADM2023)
- Graduation: IPEDS 2017 cohort, 150% of time (GR2023)
- Pell Grant: IPEDS 2022-23 (SFA2223)
- Demographics: IPEDS fall 2023 (EF2023A)
Data definitions
- Admit rate
- Share of first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate applicants who were admitted (IPEDS ADM2023, fall 2023).
- Graduation rate
- Share of the adjusted 2017 cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor's-degree-seeking undergraduates who earned a bachelor's degree within 150% of normal time, that is, six years (IPEDS GR2023, BAGR150).
- Hispanic or Latino students
- Share of total enrollment reported as Hispanic or Latino (IPEDS EF2023A, fall 2023).
- Pell Grant
- Share of undergraduates awarded a Pell Grant, the federal grant for low-income students (IPEDS SFA2223, 2022–23).
- Net price by family income
- Average paid, after grants and aid, by full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates awarded Title IV federal aid (IPEDS SFA2223, 2022–23, NPT4x2).
- Average net price (all incomes)
- Average paid, after grants and aid, by full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from the federal government, state or local government, or the institution (IPEDS SFA2223, 2022–23, NPGRN2).
- Published cost of attendance
- Tuition, fees, books, room and board and other expenses for full-time, first-time undergraduates living on campus (IPEDS IC2023_AY, 2023–24).