JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University trustees approved the smallest undergraduate tuition increase in the past 20 years, a move that university leaders said was designed to help keep a Union education affordable.
The approved increase per semester from $13,735 to $14,100 in 2015-2016 is a 2.66 percent hike, compared to increases that have typically been in the 6-7 percent range for the past decade.
“We know that a private university education is costly, but we are committed to keeping those costs as low as possible for our students and their families,” said Norm Hill, the chairman of Union’s board of trustees. “We believe in the value and quality of a Union education. We want to make that as accessible as we can.”
Union President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver said the trustees’ action demonstrates Union’s sensitivity to families.
