- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Cumberland University
Lebanon, TNTown: fringeZIP 37087Founded 1842
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1842
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1985
- Website
- www.cumberland.edu
TennesseePrivate nonprofit
Cumberland University
Cumberland University is a private nonprofit university in Lebanon, Tennessee, with 2,104 undergraduates. It admits 67% of applicants, graduates 44% within six years and costs $15,965 a year after aid.
44%graduate
Admission rate67%
Retention60%
4-year graduation28%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans21%
$15,965net price / year
67%admission rate
—average SAT
44%graduate in 6 years
$66,885median earnings, 10 yrs
$16,750median debt
#490 of 1,704 for earnings#558 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,222 of 1,738 for graduation rate#499 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $40,411tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $28,540
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $28,540
- Average net price
- $15,965national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,262
$30,001–48,000$15,798
$48,001–75,000$15,276
$75,001–110,000$14,054
$110,001+$19,402
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 67%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college67%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college60%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college44%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 44%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 60%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,824
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,885middle 50%: $44,659–$94,181
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,181
Median, Cumberland University$66,885
Lower quarter$44,659
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,104
- Part-time
- 6.9%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 23.6
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 33%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,114 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,595
- Endowment, end of year
- $25,924,589
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic9.5%
Black12%
Asian1.4%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident6.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown7.3%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Liberal arts & humanities24%
Health professions8.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.2%
Education6.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.5%
Psychology4.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 219949. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1143711.