Cumberland University
Lebanon, TN · Private · Town (fringe) · CU
Private institution in Lebanon, TN · 2,053 undergraduates · 67% acceptance rate · $57,687 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 24%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,292927th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $27,8401,280th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,8401,160th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $41,6571,245th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,952454th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,687652nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,246441st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 47.0%1,263rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 62.2%1,539th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 67.0%538th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,053928th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.5%1,060th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 22 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $25
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,334 | $56,415 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $31,133 | $31,314 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $27,476 | $28,960 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $25,967 | $28,598 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 12 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,389,463 (M $4,993,337 · W $2,396,126)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Cumberland University’s 2,053 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TN
- Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN · 1,931 undergrads
- SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN · 1,800 undergrads
- Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN · 1,697 undergrads
- Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN · 1,671 undergrads
- Union UniversityJackson, TN · 1,637 undergrads
- The University of the SouthSewanee, TN · 1,598 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA · 2,054 undergrads
- Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH · 2,055 undergrads
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · 2,060 undergrads
- Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY · 2,045 undergrads
- Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, MN · 2,045 undergrads
- Alvernia UniversityReading, PA · 2,042 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecumberland.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 219949)
- Compare colleges in TNRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in TennesseeEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Rhodes CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Cumberland University vs Rhodes CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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