Union University

Union University is a private Baptist Christian university in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown and Hendersonville. The university is affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention (Southern Baptist Convention). It is a union of several different schools: West Tennessee College, formerly known as Jackson Male Academy; Union University of Murfreesboro; Southwestern Baptist University; and Hall-Moody Junior College of Martin, Tennessee.

This article is about the Union University in Tennessee. For other institutions of this or a similar name, see Union University (disambiguation).
Union University
Former names
Jackson Male Academy (1823–1844)
West Tennessee College (1844–1874)
Hall-Moody Junior College (1900–1927)
Union University (1848–1859, 1868–1873)
Southwestern Baptist University (1875–1907)
MottoReligio et Eruditio
TypePrivate
Established1823 (1823)
Religious affiliation
Tennessee Baptist Convention (Southern Baptist Convention)
Academic staff
201 full time
Students2,731
Location
Jackson, Hendersonville, and Germantown, Tennessee
,
U.S.

35.6830°N 88.8565°W / 35.6830; -88.8565
CampusUrban, 290 acres (120 ha)
ColorsCardinal & cream
NicknameBulldogs
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – Gulf South
Websitewww.uu.edu
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