by our College Data Analytics TeamUnion earned 31 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 10 in the top 5%, 7 in the top 10% and 14 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 88 in Cross Country (D2), a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Union University holds 31 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 10 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 10 |
| Top 10% | 7 |
| Top 15% | 14 |
| Total | 31 |
Union University is best known for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness: 2 of its 17 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Social Work, Educational Administration and Health & Physical Education. Its highest traditional-student placement is #3 of 55 in Age Diversity (Tennessee).
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Tennessee) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Tennessee) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Tennessee) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Health & Physical Education | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Union University earned 14 badges across 9 sports, 9 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #2 of 88 in Cross Country (D2).
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Athletics (D2) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball (D2) | ✓ | |||
| Basketball (D2) | ✓ | |||
| Cross Country | ✓ | |||
| Cross Country (D2) | ✓ | |||
| Golf (D2) | ✓ | |||
| Soccer (D2) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball (D2) | ✓ | |||
| Cross Country | ✓ | |||
| Cross Country (D2) | ✓ | |||
| Golf (D2) | ✓ | |||
| Soccer (D2) | ✓ | |||
| Softball (D2) | ✓ | |||
| Volleyball (D2) | ✓ |
Union University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #78 of 257 in Most Popular Online for Educational Administration (top 31%).
Union University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,757 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 36%).
The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Union University appears in 126 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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