Cumberland University Teaching Programs
Located in Lebanon, Tennessee, Cumberland University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of CU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.
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Where Is Cumberland University?
Contact details for CU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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? |
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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?
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?
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
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.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Cumberland University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at CU has changed over the last few years.
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 #1,416 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Ichabod under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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