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Located in Lebanon, Tennessee, Cumberland University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding location of Lebanon is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

$30,164 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
58% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Cumberland University?

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Contact details for CU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Cumberland Square, Lebanon, TN 37087
Phone: 615-444-2562
Website: www.cumberland.edu

How Do I Get Into CU?

You can apply to CU online at: https://www.cumberland.edu/applynow/

Admission Requirements for CU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CU?

58% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at CU is 58%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 55%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Can I Afford Cumberland University?

$30,164 Net Price
19% Take Out Loans
3.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of CU is $30,164. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CU, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $5,944 a year. That adds up to $23,776 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CU is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Cumberland University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,815 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,257 undergraduate students at CU, with 1,815 being full-time and 442 being part-time.

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There are also 283 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,815 full-time undergraduates at CU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Cumberland University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 31
Black or African American 211
Hispanic or Latino 116
White 1,101
International Students 73
Other Races/Ethnicities 283

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Cumberland University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at CU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Spain.

Online Learning at Cumberland University

39 Took All Classes Online
39 Took At Least One Class Online
-18.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 39 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of CU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Cumberland University was -18.7%. This is the #1,401 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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