Cumberland University Healthcare Programs

Cumberland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lebanon, Tennessee. The surrounding location of Lebanon is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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?

With an acceptance rate of 66%, CU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

This school is the 10th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Nursing Administration	23%

Cumberland University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	65	0	65
Nursing Administration	0	13	13
Health Care Management	7	0	7
Nursing Education	0	5	5
Athletic Training	0	2	2
Health Professions Education	0	0	0
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	0	0	0
TOTAL	72	20	92

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.