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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Lebanon, TN
Population 1,500,000
Website https://www.cumberland.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,510 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,035
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 92%
From Region 4%
Athletes 19.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Black 12%
Hispanic 10%
International 7%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2012 Men: 63.2% 63.2% 2013 Men: 60.4% 60.4% 2014 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2015 Men: 52.5% 52.5% 2016 Men: 49.2% 49.2% 2017 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2018 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2019 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2020 Men: 40.8% 40.8% 2021 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2022 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2023 Men: 48.7% 48.7% 2024 Men: 45.8% 45.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2012 Black: 15.3% 15.3% 2013 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2014 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2015 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2016 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2017 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2018 Black: 10.8% 10.8% 2019 Black: 14.6% 14.6% 2020 Black: 13.5% 13.5% 2021 Black: 15.0% 15.0% 2022 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2023 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2024 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2011 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2016 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2018 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2019 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2024 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2011 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2012 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2013 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2014 White: 79.4% 79.4% 2015 White: 80.0% 80.0% 2016 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2017 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2018 White: 65.6% 65.6% 2019 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2020 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2021 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2022 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2023 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2024 White: 62.2% 62.2% 2011 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2013 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2015 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2016 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2017 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2018 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2019 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2020 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2022 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2021 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2022 Black: 12.0% 12.0% 2023 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2024 Black: 10.8% 10.8% 2025 Black: 11.9% 11.9% 2020 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2021 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2022 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2023 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2024 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2025 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2% 2020 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2021 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2022 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2023 White: 52.1% 52.1% 2024 White: 55.4% 55.4% 2025 White: 57.3% 57.3% 2020 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 International: 6.7% 6.7% 2025 International: 7.5% 7.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 169 37% / 63% 8% $55,417 51 100%
Computer and Information Sciences — — — — $71,735 80 —
Information Technology 6 +1 67% / 33% 17% $71,431 80 —
Chemistry — — — — $63,794 69 —
Mathematics 2 — 0% / 100% 50% $60,421 63 —
Biochemistry 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $59,109 60 —
Biology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,003 55 —
Biomedical Sciences 17 +1 53% / 47% 0% $57,553 56 —
Exercise Science 34 — 53% / 47% 18% $66,331 74 100%
Kinesiology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Sport Management 12 — 83% / 17% 0% $66,331 74 100%
Sport and Fitness Management — — — — $64,620 71 —
Creative Writing 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $44,702 20 —
English 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $44,297 18 —
General Studies 8 — 50% / 50% 12% $35,633 6 100%
History 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $48,655 30 —
Liberal Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $35,633 6 100%
Psychology 23 — 9% / 91% 17% $45,505 22 100%
Social Sciences 4 — 0% / 100% 25% $47,829 28 —
Elementary Education 12 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,221 38 —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $54,606 48 —
Special Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,698 43 —
Music 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,152 10 —
Music Pedagogy — — — — $39,102 10 —
Music Performance 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Musical Theatre 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Studio Art 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,061 8 —
Criminal Justice 16 — 44% / 56% 0% $60,608 63 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 90 61% / 39% 14% $60,216 62 97%
Accounting 22 — 64% / 36% 9% $53,174 44 100%
Business Administration 42 — 64% / 36% 12% $62,604 67 96%
Business Analytics 8 +3 75% / 25% 38% $62,153 66 —
Marketing 12 +1 33% / 67% 17% $62,283 66 —
Project Management 6 — 67% / 33% 17% $62,604 67 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Iris Ruth Mudra School of Nursing 52 21% / 79% 8% $82,150 89 99%
Nursing 45 — 18% / 82% 7% $85,459 91 99%
Healthcare Administration 7 — 43% / 57% 14% $60,884 64 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $29,788
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 60%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 34.1% 34.1% 2012 Graduated: 30.7% 30.7% 2013 Graduated: 37.1% 37.1% 2014 Graduated: 37.1% 37.1% 2015 Graduated: 45.0% 45.0% 2016 Graduated: 54.6% 54.6% 2017 Graduated: 49.7% 49.7% 2018 Graduated: 42.9% 42.9% 2019 Graduated: 43.4% 43.4% 2020 Graduated: 53.9% 53.9% 2021 Graduated: 51.5% 51.5% 2022 Graduated: 48.5% 48.5% 2023 Graduated: 47.0% 47.0% 2024 Graduated: 45.6% 45.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 27.3% 27.3% 2012 Men: 21.1% 21.1% 2013 Men: 29.6% 29.6% 2014 Men: 36.6% 36.6% 2015 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2016 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2017 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2018 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2019 Men: 35.2% 35.2% 2020 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2021 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2022 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2023 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2024 Men: 39.1% 39.1% 2011 Women: 41.1% 41.1% 2012 Women: 45.3% 45.3% 2013 Women: 50.7% 50.7% 2014 Women: 37.8% 37.8% 2015 Women: 50.5% 50.5% 2016 Women: 59.7% 59.7% 2017 Women: 53.8% 53.8% 2018 Women: 46.2% 46.2% 2019 Women: 56.0% 56.0% 2020 Women: 61.1% 61.1% 2021 Women: 61.1% 61.1% 2022 Women: 56.4% 56.4% 2023 Women: 49.3% 49.3% 2024 Women: 51.2% 51.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2012 Black: 10.3% 10.3% 2013 Black: 23.3% 23.3% 2014 Black: 36.8% 36.8% 2015 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2016 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2017 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Black: 21.7% 21.7% 2019 Black: 41.9% 41.9% 2020 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Black: 27.4% 27.4% 2024 Black: 24.6% 24.6% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2015 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3% 2016 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2019 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2022 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 Hispanic: 55.0% 55.0% 2024 Hispanic: 41.9% 41.9% 2011 White: 37.6% 37.6% 2012 White: 34.8% 34.8% 2013 White: 39.9% 39.9% 2014 White: 38.3% 38.3% 2015 White: 44.4% 44.4% 2016 White: 56.9% 56.9% 2017 White: 49.6% 49.6% 2018 White: 42.4% 42.4% 2019 White: 38.9% 38.9% 2020 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2021 White: 49.6% 49.6% 2022 White: 50.8% 50.8% 2023 White: 45.7% 45.7% 2024 White: 50.5% 50.5% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2013 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2015 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2016 International: 85.7% 85.7% 2017 International: 71.4% 71.4% 2018 International: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 International: 85.7% 85.7% 2020 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2021 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2022 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 International: 42.9% 42.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 35.0% 109 62% / 38% 13% $60,932 64 97%
Health Sciences 26.0% 81 33% / 67% 11% $77,227 85 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16.7% 52 19% / 81% 12% $43,994 18 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.8% 21 43% / 57% 0% $57,649 56 —
Education 5.5% 17 18% / 82% 0% $51,992 41 —
Professional 5.1% 16 44% / 56% 0% $60,608 63 100%
Arts 2.3% 7 0% / 100% 0% $38,279 9 —
Computer Science 1.9% 6 67% / 33% 17% $71,431 80 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 2 0% / 100% 50% $60,421 63 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (Unbound) 40%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 48.6% 48.6% 2012 Acceptance: 47.1% 47.1% 2013 Acceptance: 47.3% 47.3% 2014 Acceptance: 46.4% 46.4% 2015 Acceptance: 49.1% 49.1% 2016 Acceptance: 48.9% 48.9% 2017 Acceptance: 54.1% 54.1% 2018 Acceptance: 61.7% 61.7% 2019 Acceptance: 61.0% 61.0% 2020 Acceptance: 53.8% 53.8% 2021 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8% 2022 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2% 2023 Acceptance: 67.0% 67.0% 2024 Acceptance: 67.3% 67.3% 2011 Yield: 56.5% 56.5% 2012 Yield: 56.1% 56.1% 2013 Yield: 56.4% 56.4% 2014 Yield: 53.8% 53.8% 2015 Yield: 58.7% 58.7% 2016 Yield: 60.4% 60.4% 2017 Yield: 48.5% 48.5% 2018 Yield: 42.3% 42.3% 2019 Yield: 40.4% 40.4% 2020 Yield: 41.0% 41.0% 2021 Yield: 38.0% 38.0% 2022 Yield: 44.5% 44.5% 2023 Yield: 36.0% 36.0% 2024 Yield: 40.5% 40.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 695 695 2012 Applicants: 802 802 2013 Applicants: 795 795 2014 Applicants: 713 713 2015 Applicants: 695 695 2016 Applicants: 1,513 1,513 2017 Applicants: 2,143 2,143 2018 Applicants: 2,308 2,308 2019 Applicants: 2,833 2,833 2020 Applicants: 2,872 2,872 2021 Applicants: 2,692 2,692 2022 Applicants: 2,137 2,137 2023 Applicants: 2,788 2,788 2024 Applicants: 2,495 2,495 2011 Admitted: 338 338 2012 Admitted: 378 378 2013 Admitted: 376 376 2014 Admitted: 331 331 2015 Admitted: 341 341 2016 Admitted: 740 740 2017 Admitted: 1,159 1,159 2018 Admitted: 1,423 1,423 2019 Admitted: 1,729 1,729 2020 Admitted: 1,544 1,544 2021 Admitted: 1,555 1,555 2022 Admitted: 1,415 1,415 2023 Admitted: 1,868 1,868 2024 Admitted: 1,680 1,680 2011 Enrolled: 191 191 2012 Enrolled: 212 212 2013 Enrolled: 212 212 2014 Enrolled: 178 178 2015 Enrolled: 200 200 2016 Enrolled: 447 447 2017 Enrolled: 562 562 2018 Enrolled: 602 602 2019 Enrolled: 698 698 2020 Enrolled: 633 633 2021 Enrolled: 591 591 2022 Enrolled: 629 629 2023 Enrolled: 673 673 2024 Enrolled: 681 681

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 880 880 2012 25th: 830 830 2013 25th: 850 850 2014 25th: 890 890 2015 25th: 880 880 2016 25th: 830 830 2017 25th: 1030 1030 2018 25th: 930 930 2019 25th: 910 910 2011 75th: 1130 1130 2012 75th: 990 990 2013 75th: 1070 1070 2014 75th: 1060 1060 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1030 1030 2017 75th: 1170 1170 2018 75th: 1090 1090 2019 75th: 1100 1100

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 450 450 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 500 500 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 500 500 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 600 600 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 550 550

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 380 380 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 530 530 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 440 440 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 490 490 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 480 480 2016 75th: 490 490 2017 75th: 580 580 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 550 550

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.