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Location: Jackson, Tennessee (area population: 100,000), 80 miles east of Memphis and 120 miles west of Nashville. Student Body: About 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 40 states and 35 countries. Student to Faculty Ratio: 12:1
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Percentage of Faculty with Highest Possible Degree in Field: 84% Emphasis: A private, four-year, coeducational liberal arts-based university offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. History: Founded in 1823, Union is the oldest institution affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Major Recognitions: • U.S.News & World Report Union ranks 16th among master’s universities in the South in 2010 and as a Top Tier institution for 13 consecutive years. Union is listed among 80 schools nationally with an unusual commitment to undergraduate teaching and among 77 “schools to watch.”
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Princeton Review: One of the best institutions in the Southeast
• Forbes:
Listed in Forbes’ Best Colleges
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America’s 100 Best College Buys
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resident’s Higher Education P Community Service Honor Roll
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College Access and Opportunity Guide
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Colleges of Distinction
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empleton Foundation “Colleges T that Encourage Character”
Accreditation: Union University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, education specialist, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on accreditation-related issues only at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA, 300334097; Telephone 404.679.4501. Discipline Specific Accreditations: • Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology • American Chemical Society • Commission on Accreditation for Athletic Training Education
on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs • Council on Social Work Education • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education • National Association of Schools of Art and Design • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education • National Association of Schools of Music • Teacher Education Program of the Tennessee Department of Education • Tennessee Health Related Boards
Affiliations: • American Association of Colleges of Nursing • American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education • Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs • Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education • Council of Independent Colleges • Council for Christian Colleges and Universities • Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences • Council on Undergraduate Research • International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities • National Art Education Association • North American Coalition for Christian Admission Professionals • Service Members Opportunity Colleges • Tennessee Association for Counseling and Development • Tennessee Baptist Convention • Tennessee Independent College and Universities Association