Inside Academics at Union University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Union University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 8 students for every instructional faculty member, Union University ranks among the best colleges for instructional attention when compared with the national average of 15 to 1. With 100% of instructors full time, Union University is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Union University offers 60 majors with reported completions across 22 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Union University are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Union University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Union University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Union University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 538 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Union University retains and graduates its students — 89% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research at Union University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at Union University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Union University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at Union University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at Union University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Union University — regional and program accreditation status