Colleges / Cumberland University
College · Private nonprofit · Lebanon, TN · Town
CU

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Address1 Cumberland Square, Lebanon, TN 37087
Websitewww.cumberland.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate67%
6-yr median pay$52k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size2,104
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $52k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 67% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

2,104 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $43k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$173k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$75k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$98k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$27.8k
Room & board
$12.8k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans19%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention61%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr46%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$52k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$58k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,104
Location
Lebanon, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
CU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White58%
  • Black13%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Unknown7%
  • International7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$42k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.

Colleges / Cumberland University
College · Private nonprofit · Lebanon, TN · Town
CU

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Address1 Cumberland Square, Lebanon, TN 37087
Websitewww.cumberland.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate67%
6-yr median pay$52k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size2,104
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $52k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 67% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

2,104 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $43k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$173k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$75k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$98k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$27.8k
Room & board
$12.8k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans19%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention61%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr46%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$52k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$58k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,104
Location
Lebanon, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
CU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White58%
  • Black13%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Unknown7%
  • International7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$42k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.