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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Williamsburg, KY
Population 40,000
Website https://www.ucumberlands.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (17%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,946
Men / Women 31% / 69%
From State 85%
From Region 9%
Athletes 13.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 83%
Black 5%
Hispanic 3%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
Mixed 0%

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: 54.0% 54.0% 2012 Men: 59.0% 59.0% 2013 Men: 55.3% 55.3% 2014 Men: 52.3% 52.3% 2015 Men: 53.0% 53.0% 2016 Men: 50.8% 50.8% 2017 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2018 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2019 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2020 Men: 47.8% 47.8% 2021 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2022 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2023 Men: 50.1% 50.1% 2024 Men: 37.2% 37.2%

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: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2012 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2013 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2014 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2015 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2016 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2017 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2018 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2019 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2020 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2021 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2022 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2023 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2011 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2012 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2013 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2014 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2015 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2016 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2017 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2018 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2021 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 White: 87.0% 87.0% 2012 White: 86.0% 86.0% 2013 White: 83.0% 83.0% 2014 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2015 White: 85.7% 85.7% 2016 White: 82.7% 82.7% 2017 White: 87.2% 87.2% 2018 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2019 White: 77.3% 77.3% 2020 White: 77.4% 77.4% 2021 White: 77.6% 77.6% 2022 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2023 White: 5.6% 5.6% 2024 White: 39.7% 39.7% 2011 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2014 International: 9.6% 9.6% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2017 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2018 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2019 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2020 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2022 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2023 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2024 International: 2.8% 2.8%

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% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Black: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2024 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2025 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2022 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2020 White: 12.8% 12.8% 2021 White: 8.5% 8.5% 2022 White: 13.1% 13.1% 2023 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2024 White: 76.6% 76.6% 2025 White: 82.7% 82.7% 2020 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 International: 1.8% 1.8%

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
University of the Cumberlands 1,451 30% / 70% 3% $46,054 42 95%
Engineering — — — — $85,606 95 —
Computer Programming 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Computer Science 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Computer Science 59 — 69% / 31% 8% — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $58,989 72 —
Mathematics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $61,432 76 —
Physics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,815 79 —
Biology 34 — 15% / 85% 12% $69,498 84 90%
Community Health 22 +3 23% / 77% 0% — — —
Health Sciences 17 — 6% / 94% 6% — — —
Kinesiology 86 +16 64% / 36% 8% $41,330 28 96%
Nursing 130 — 10% / 90% 1% — — —
Accounting 49 +4 55% / 45% 4% — — —
Business Administration 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% — — —
Finance 9 +7 22% / 78% 0% — — —
General Business 204 +11 50% / 50% 10% — — —
Marketing 5 +8 0% / 100% 20% — — —
Sports Management 15 +7 80% / 20% 20% $41,330 28 96%
Communication 23 — 13% / 87% 4% — — —
English 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $43,680 35 —
Foreign Languages 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
General Studies 272 — 18% / 82% 0% — — —
History 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $44,885 39 —
Human Services 100 +1 8% / 92% 0% — — —
Political Science 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $58,708 72 —
Psychology 142 +1 19% / 81% 2% — — —
Religious Education 33 +3 42% / 58% 0% — — —
Social Work 10 — 10% / 90% 0% — — —
Early Childhood Education 12 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,935 33 —
Elementary Education 94 — 11% / 89% 0% $42,935 33 —
Health Teacher Education 3 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Middle School Education 23 +1 30% / 70% 0% $43,177 34 100%
Secondary Education and Teaching — — — — $43,177 34 100%
Social Studies Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,538 64 95%
Music 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $40,208 25 —
Music Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $54,538 64 95%
Studio Art 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,644 21 —
Theater 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Criminal Justice 63 — 57% / 43% 0% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $10,693
ROI Percentile 42th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

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: 43.4% 43.4% 2012 Graduated: 45.0% 45.0% 2013 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5% 2014 Graduated: 35.6% 35.6% 2015 Graduated: 37.3% 37.3% 2016 Graduated: 42.6% 42.6% 2017 Graduated: 40.9% 40.9% 2018 Graduated: 32.7% 32.7% 2019 Graduated: 44.1% 44.1% 2020 Graduated: 40.0% 40.0% 2021 Graduated: 48.0% 48.0% 2022 Graduated: 44.3% 44.3% 2023 Graduated: 46.2% 46.2% 2024 Graduated: 50.4% 50.4%

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: 39.2% 39.2% 2012 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2013 Men: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Men: 24.7% 24.7% 2015 Men: 26.0% 26.0% 2016 Men: 36.5% 36.5% 2017 Men: 34.7% 34.7% 2018 Men: 24.1% 24.1% 2019 Men: 32.6% 32.6% 2020 Men: 36.7% 36.7% 2021 Men: 42.8% 42.8% 2022 Men: 37.8% 37.8% 2023 Men: 37.0% 37.0% 2024 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2011 Women: 48.4% 48.4% 2012 Women: 53.7% 53.7% 2013 Women: 55.8% 55.8% 2014 Women: 48.0% 48.0% 2015 Women: 50.2% 50.2% 2016 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Women: 48.1% 48.1% 2018 Women: 45.0% 45.0% 2019 Women: 58.3% 58.3% 2020 Women: 43.8% 43.8% 2021 Women: 53.9% 53.9% 2022 Women: 51.0% 51.0% 2023 Women: 55.7% 55.7% 2024 Women: 64.1% 64.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 18.2% 18.2% 2012 Black: 29.2% 29.2% 2013 Black: 24.3% 24.3% 2014 Black: 16.4% 16.4% 2015 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2016 Black: 35.3% 35.3% 2017 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2018 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2019 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2020 Black: 10.3% 10.3% 2021 Black: 24.2% 24.2% 2022 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2011 White: 46.1% 46.1% 2012 White: 46.0% 46.0% 2013 White: 47.4% 47.4% 2014 White: 42.4% 42.4% 2015 White: 39.4% 39.4% 2016 White: 45.0% 45.0% 2017 White: 44.0% 44.0% 2018 White: 37.1% 37.1% 2019 White: 50.7% 50.7% 2020 White: 45.3% 45.3% 2021 White: 50.9% 50.9% 2022 White: 48.0% 48.0% 2023 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2024 White: 70.8% 70.8% 2011 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 International: 9.1% 9.1% 2014 International: 8.7% 8.7% 2016 International: 38.1% 38.1% 2017 International: 45.5% 45.5% 2018 International: 27.3% 27.3% 2019 International: 35.7% 35.7% 2020 International: 28.6% 28.6% 2021 International: 38.9% 38.9% 2022 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 76.9% 76.9%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 41.4% 600 18% / 82% 1% $45,885 42 —
Business & Economics 19.8% 287 51% / 49% 9% $41,330 28 96%
Health Sciences 17.6% 255 29% / 71% 4% $41,330 28 96%
Education 9.2% 133 15% / 85% 0% $43,067 33 100%
Computer Science 4.3% 63 70% / 30% 8% — — —
Professional 4.3% 63 57% / 43% 0% — — —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.3% 34 15% / 85% 12% $69,498 84 90%
Arts 0.7% 10 30% / 70% 10% $44,290 37 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 6 50% / 50% 17% $60,608 75 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 184 #2 — —
Education — — — — 112 #10 — —
Computer Science — — — — 84 #4 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 41 #120 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 421 #49 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 70.0% 70.0% 2012 Acceptance: 69.0% 69.0% 2013 Acceptance: 71.3% 71.3% 2014 Acceptance: 66.3% 66.3% 2015 Acceptance: 68.3% 68.3% 2016 Acceptance: 70.9% 70.9% 2017 Acceptance: 74.4% 74.4% 2018 Acceptance: 73.3% 73.3% 2019 Acceptance: 80.0% 80.0% 2020 Acceptance: 81.4% 81.4% 2021 Acceptance: 85.0% 85.0% 2022 Acceptance: 83.0% 83.0% 2023 Acceptance: 71.4% 71.4% 2024 Acceptance: 98.8% 98.8% 2011 Yield: 24.9% 24.9% 2012 Yield: 27.0% 27.0% 2013 Yield: 27.1% 27.1% 2014 Yield: 26.3% 26.3% 2015 Yield: 26.3% 26.3% 2016 Yield: 26.1% 26.1% 2017 Yield: 25.3% 25.3% 2018 Yield: 27.1% 27.1% 2019 Yield: 38.0% 38.0% 2020 Yield: 33.0% 33.0% 2021 Yield: 33.1% 33.1% 2022 Yield: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2024 Yield: 33.3% 33.3%

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: 2,307 2,307 2012 Applicants: 2,460 2,460 2013 Applicants: 2,527 2,527 2014 Applicants: 2,322 2,322 2015 Applicants: 2,431 2,431 2016 Applicants: 2,269 2,269 2017 Applicants: 2,301 2,301 2018 Applicants: 2,348 2,348 2019 Applicants: 2,510 2,510 2020 Applicants: 2,414 2,414 2021 Applicants: 2,177 2,177 2022 Applicants: 2,314 2,314 2023 Applicants: 4,281 4,281 2024 Applicants: 3,037 3,037 2011 Admitted: 1,616 1,616 2012 Admitted: 1,698 1,698 2013 Admitted: 1,801 1,801 2014 Admitted: 1,539 1,539 2015 Admitted: 1,660 1,660 2016 Admitted: 1,608 1,608 2017 Admitted: 1,711 1,711 2018 Admitted: 1,721 1,721 2019 Admitted: 2,009 2,009 2020 Admitted: 1,966 1,966 2021 Admitted: 1,851 1,851 2022 Admitted: 1,921 1,921 2023 Admitted: 3,056 3,056 2024 Admitted: 3,001 3,001 2011 Enrolled: 402 402 2012 Enrolled: 458 458 2013 Enrolled: 488 488 2014 Enrolled: 405 405 2015 Enrolled: 436 436 2016 Enrolled: 419 419 2017 Enrolled: 433 433 2018 Enrolled: 467 467 2019 Enrolled: 764 764 2020 Enrolled: 649 649 2021 Enrolled: 613 613 2022 Enrolled: 640 640 2023 Enrolled: 645 645 2024 Enrolled: 999 999

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: 860 860 2012 25th: 860 860 2013 25th: 860 860 2014 25th: 870 870 2015 25th: 880 880 2016 25th: 870 870 2017 25th: 910 910 2018 25th: 995 995 2019 25th: 930 930 2020 25th: 930 930 2021 25th: 940 940 2022 25th: 960 960 2011 75th: 1040 1040 2012 75th: 1040 1040 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 1080 1080 2015 75th: 1090 1090 2016 75th: 1090 1090 2017 75th: 1130 1130 2018 75th: 1180 1180 2019 75th: 1140 1140 2020 75th: 1140 1140 2021 75th: 1200 1200 2022 75th: 1160 1160

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: 440 440 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 470 470 2021 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 490 490 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 570 570 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 570 570

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 485 485 2019 25th: 460 460 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 450 450 2022 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 510 510 2012 75th: 490 490 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 590 590

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: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2021 Submitted: 76.0% 76.0% 2022 Submitted: 77.0% 77.0%

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.