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Cumberland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lebanon, Tennessee. Lebanon is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Cumberland University?

Contact details for CU are given below.

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

Can I Afford CU?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at CU paid $1,050 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$25,200	$25,200
Fees	$1,200	$1,200
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
On Campus Room and Board	$8,990	$8,990
On Campus Other Expenses	$5,790	$5,790

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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 2,257 undergraduate students at CU, with 1,815 being full-time and 442 being part-time.

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
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

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.

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 #1,806 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.