University of the Cumberlands

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 40,000

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 736 (12.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of the Cumberlands 1,451 30% 74% 1% 3% 2% 3% $60,293 10 -0.52 68 93% 5.3%
Engineering — — — — — — — — $98,081 55 -0.04 97 — — — — —
Computer Programming 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,276 3 -1.45 86 — — — — —
Computer Science 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,486 3 -1.45 86 — — — — —
Computer Science 59 — 69% 61% 7% 5% 0% 8% $77,292 4 -1.39 87 — 6.7% — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $73,014 64 +0.14 84 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,630 31 -0.59 81 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,060 18 -0.76 84 — — — — —
Biology 34 — 15% 59% 0% 3% 0% 12% $87,748 98 +2.47 93 98% — — — —
Community Health 22 +3 23% 68% 14% 9% 5% 0% $53,313 9 -1.04 54 83% 9.8% — — —
Health Sciences 17 — 6% 88% 0% 0% 0% 6% $64,718 43 -0.26 75 — — — — —
Kinesiology 86 +16 64% 62% 0% 8% 5% 8% $56,266 28 -0.64 61 97% 7.9% — — —
Nursing 130 — 10% 95% 0% 0% 1% 1% $107,108 93 +1.48 98 97% 1.3% — — —
Accounting 49 +4 55% 69% 2% 6% 4% 4% $71,365 15 -1.01 82 — 5.1% — — —
Business Administration 5 +1 20% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $65,277 23 -0.64 76 — — — — —
Finance 9 +7 22% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,617 9 -0.88 84 — — — — —
General Business 204 +11 50% 62% 0% 3% 3% 10% $64,977 23 -0.66 76 96% 4.3% — — —
Marketing 5 +8 0% 60% 0% 20% 0% 20% $66,661 17 -0.85 78 — — — — —
Sports Management 15 +7 80% 33% 0% 7% 7% 20% $56,266 33 -0.53 61 97% 7.9% — — —
English 8 — 38% 38% 0% 0% 12% 0% $47,382 26 -0.61 38 — — — — —
Foreign Languages 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,793 24 -0.65 47 — — — — —
General Studies 272 — 18% 86% 1% 3% 3% 0% $49,641 17 -0.74 44 — — — — —
History 8 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,756 20 -0.70 45 — — — — —
Religious Education 33 +3 42% 67% 3% 0% 0% 0% $52,835 72 +0.25 53 95% — — — —
Communication 23 — 13% 52% 0% 4% 0% 4% $47,723 6 -1.32 39 — 9.3% — — —
Human Services 100 +1 8% 83% 0% 2% 1% 0% $45,447 11 -0.93 33 89% 6.8% — — —
Political Science 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,501 18 -0.86 69 — — — — —
Psychology 142 +1 19% 79% 0% 1% 3% 2% $49,902 21 -0.78 45 88% 4.7% — — —
Social Work 10 — 10% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,677 25 -0.42 44 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 12 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,256 11 -1.05 32 92% — — — —
Elementary Education 94 — 11% 70% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,256 11 -1.05 32 92% — — — —
Health Teacher Education 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,527 22 -0.77 49 — — — — —
Middle School Education 23 +1 30% 74% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,256 9 -1.15 32 92% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching — — — — — — — — $45,256 9 -1.15 32 92% — — — —
Social Studies Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,538 51 -0.16 57 95% — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $46,599 48 -0.02 36 — — — — —
Music Education 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,538 86 +0.84 57 95% — — — —
Studio Art 4 — 0% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $45,177 41 -0.18 32 — — — — —
Theater 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,813 54 +0.10 28 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 63 — 57% 71% 0% 3% 2% 0% $51,688 9 -1.13 50 93% 7.9% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $10,693
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 22.3% 323 21% 82% 1% 3% 2% 0% $49,921 20 -0.63 45 95% —
Business & Economics 19.8% 287 51% 63% 1% 5% 3% 9% $65,918 15 -0.72 77 96% 4.6%
Social Sciences 19.1% 277 15% 78% 0% 3% 2% 1% $48,181 4 -0.87 40 88% 5.9%
Health Sciences 17.6% 255 29% 81% 1% 4% 2% 4% $82,494 71 +0.43 90 96% 4.5%
Education 9.2% 133 15% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,467 7 -1.05 33 92% —
Computer Science 4.3% 63 70% 63% 6% 5% 0% 8% $77,171 5 -1.40 87 — 6.7%
Professional 4.3% 63 57% 71% 0% 3% 2% 0% $51,688 4 -1.13 50 93% 7.9%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.3% 34 15% 59% 0% 3% 0% 12% $87,748 99 +2.47 93 98% —
Arts 0.7% 10 30% 30% 0% 0% 10% 10% $48,133 34 +0.19 40 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 6 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $71,894 32 -0.26 83 — —

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.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 125 $713K $713K $0
Football 75 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Baseball 35 $498K $498K $0
Lacrosse 35 $349K $349K $0
Wrestling 35 $431K $431K $0
Other Sports 32 $101K $101K $0
Archery 24 $144K $144K $0
Soccer 24 $577K $577K $0
Swimming & Diving 21 $220K $220K $0
Basketball 15 $432K $432K $0
Tennis 15 $125K $125K $0
Golf 10 $170K $170K $0
Bowling 8 $105K $105K $0
Total 401 $5.3M $5.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 120 $564K $564K $0
Wrestling 40 $406K $406K $0
Other Sports 32 $294K $294K $0
Soccer 30 $514K $514K $0
Archery 28 $168K $168K $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $233K $233K $0
Softball 25 $461K $461K $0
Lacrosse 20 $350K $350K $0
Volleyball 20 $439K $439K $0
Basketball 17 $456K $456K $0
Tennis 15 $145K $145K $0
Golf 9 $129K $129K $0
Bowling 8 $131K $131K $0
Total 335 $4.3M $4.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 245 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Football 75 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Wrestling 75 $837K $837K $0
Other Sports 64 $396K $396K $0
Lacrosse 55 $699K $699K $0
Soccer 54 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Archery 52 $312K $312K $0
Swimming & Diving 47 $453K $453K $0
Baseball 35 $498K $498K $0
Basketball 32 $888K $888K $0
Tennis 30 $270K $270K $0
Softball 25 $461K $461K $0
Volleyball 20 $439K $439K $0
Golf 19 $300K $300K $0
Bowling 16 $237K $237K $0
Total 736 $12.4M $12.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional