Missionary Kids/Third Culture Kids
Union University is dedicated to cultivating a Christ-centered community for every student to find their "home away from home." Union welcomes children of missionaries and third cultures, and we want to help you succeed through numerous opportunities.
Union is classified as a top-tier university by U.S. News and World Report. Union provides over 100 programs of study, and more than 80% of Union's graduates are employed by June of their graduation year. With a 10:1 student to faculty ratio, you can be confident that you will receive a personal classroom experience, and 80% of graduating seniors have been a guest in a professor's home.
Union University is built upon a people-focused community that always strives for excellence, and as a missionary kid or a third culture kid, have confidence that Union is a gateway to life transformation.
If you have any questions, contact us.
Admission Checklist
- Step 1: Complete your application and submit $35 application fee.
- Step 2: Have your official transcript and ACT, SAT and/or CLT scores sent to us.
- Union University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN 38305 - Step 3: Meet your enrollment counselor.
- Step 4: Come visit us! We'd love to meet you and show you around.
- Step 5: Submit your deposit.
- Step 6: File your FAFSA.
Please request a transcript (including GPA on a 4.0 scale and ACT, SAT and/or CLT scores) from your guidance counselor and have it sent to:
In order to be considered official, transcripts with at least six semesters of grades need to be sent directly to Union from the school in a sealed envelope or through an approved electronic transcript service.
If your school does not have a copy of your ACT or SAT scores, for the ACT go to actstudent.org (Union's school code is 4020) and for SAT, go to collegeboard.com (Union's school code is 1826).
For information on the CLT, go to cltexam.com.
Union University will accept superscores for all student standardized entrance exams for undergraduate admissions and institutional scholarship purposes. Superscoring at Union University means that we will consider student's highest section (or subtest) scores regardless of test date. The super composite score is calculated as the average of the best section or subject scores. Students who wish to utilize the superscoring opportunity need to request official superscore score reports to be sent to Union University from ACT/SAT or CLT.
Union University does not require the ACT Science section for admission or institutional merit scholarship consideration.
If you submit an ACT Science score and it helps your superscore, we'll include it. If not, it won't hurt you — there's no penalty for choosing whether or not to submit an ACT Science score.
Union University utilizes a Test-Optional policy not to exceed 5% of the entering class. Students admitted Test-Optional will be required to participate in the Keystone Program.
After you are accepted, you will be able to pay by check or online via a link that will be sent to you.
