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.

Cumberland University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#42	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/CumberlandUniversity
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/CumberlandU

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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CU?

CU has an acceptance rate of 54%, 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 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 55%.

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 22% of students took out student loans averaging $5,554 a year. That adds up to $22,216 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CU is 6.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Cumberland University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,397 undergraduate students at CU, with 1,886 being full-time and 511 being part-time.

There are also 307 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,886 full-time undergraduates at CU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Cumberland University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	29
Black or African American	216
Hispanic or Latino	111
White	1,125
International Students	66
Other Races/Ethnicities	339

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 2019-2020, 53 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 Affordability Rankings of CU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Cumberland University was $25,386 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how CU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Interior Design Management	#55	#46

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 #1,764 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%.

Cumberland University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Interior Design Management	0	0	59	59
General Business/Commerce	57	0	0	57
General Business Administration and Management	0	30	0	30
Accounting	0	17	0	17
Management Science	0	13	0	13
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	13	0	13
TOTAL	57	73	59	189

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.