Cumberland University Business Programs

Located in Lebanon, Tennessee, Cumberland University is a private not-for-profit institution. 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

How Do I Get Into CU?

You can apply to CU online at: https://www.cumberland.edu/applynow/

Admission Requirements for CU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CU?

CU has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Can I Afford Cumberland University?

The overall average net price of CU is $30,164. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

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 2022-2023, 73 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.

Cumberland University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	64	0	0	64
Interior Design Management	0	0	58	58
General Business Administration and Management	0	47	0	47
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	13	0	13
Management Science	0	11	0	11
Accounting	0	8	0	8
TOTAL	64	79	58	201

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.