University Attributes

Even in the rough-and-tumble pioneer community of Jackson - established in the West Tennessee area purchased from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818 - education was soon recognized as important by the settlers. Thus, just a year after the towns creation in 1822, a private academy was begun for the education of the settlers sons: Jackson Male Academy. The students who began class on a chilly February day in 1823 could not possibly imagine that they would be merely the first to share in a remarkable lineage that is known today as Union University. Nor could R.C. Green, the first principal of the regions first school, have ever comprehended that his tiny school would some day be transformed into one of the nations premier institutions of Christian higher education, as well as one of the major liberal arts colleges in the South. The history of Union University is a rich narrative - a story made possible by faithful teachers, committed supporters, and countless young men and women who arrived with a common dream: to learn, to grow, to build better lives. Union University exists today because of them.

Degrees Available

• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Science
• Master of Arts

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