Union University Student Population

How many students at Union?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Union University has a total enrollment of 2,713 students, including 1,934 undergraduate and 779 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 968 male students (35.7%) and 1,745 female students (64.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,567 White students (57.8%) and 495 Black students (18.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,934 undergraduate students (71.3%) and 779 graduate students (28.7%).
• Class Delivery: 607 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 593 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Union's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 968 male (35.68%) and 1,745 female (64.32%) students are attending Union University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 55.47.

By class level, 1,934 (71.29%) are undergraduate students and 779 (28.71%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.73% are male and 61.27% are female, while among graduate students, 28.11% are male and 71.89% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,567 White, 495 Black, and 49 Asian students out of a total of 2,713 are attending at Union University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Union University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Union has 227 students under 18 years old and 19 students over 65 years old. There are 1,788 students under 25 years old, and 925 students over 25 years old out of 2,713 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 227 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. Union has 1,648 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 286 students aged 25 and over.

It has 140 graduate students aged under 25 and 639 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Union University, 607 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 593 students are enrolled in some online courses.

510 students who live in Tennessee or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 97 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,934 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 164 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.48%.140 students have transferred in as full-time status and 24 students transferred in as part-time status.