University of the Cumberlands: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #3530 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #999 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #927 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #13 of 38 | In Kentucky |
| #1056 of 2,820 | For Data Science |
Quick Review
- Religion
- Baptist
- Acceptance rate
- 99%
- Undergraduates
- 7,612
- Graduates
- 14,508
- Male:Female Ratio
- 42:58
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.ucumberlands.edu
University of the Cumberlands Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of the Cumberlands has an acceptance rate of 99% and is among the 24% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Applicants | 3,037 | 1,103 | 1,922 |
| Admissions | 3,001 | 1,076 | 1,913 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 837 | 318 | 517 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 162 | 52 | 108 |
7,078 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
13,667 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Admissions requirements
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| College-preparatory program | Neither required nor recommended |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| SAT/ACT | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 12454 (56%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 4616 (21%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 1495 (7%) |
| Black or African American | 1394 (6%) |
| Asian | 1361 (6%) |
| Hispanic | 712 (3%) |
| Two or more races | 27 (0.1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 26 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend University of the Cumberlands is $14,743 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $10,736 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $11,147 |
| $48-75K | $12,572 |
| $75-110K | $16,441 |
| $110K+ | $18,846 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $9,875 | $3,195 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,875 | $3,195 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $9,875 | $3,195 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 1,639 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $9,300 |
University of the Cumberlands majors
University of the Cumberlands has granted 1,381 bachelor's degrees across 29 programs, 4,386 master's across 32 programs, and 422 doctorate degrees across 8 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of the Cumberlands.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | 941 | 84 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 449 | 36 | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 415 | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 105 | 303 | ||
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | 282 | 112 | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 304 | |||
| General Studies | 12 | 266 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 206 | 39 | ||
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 237 | |||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 223 | |||
| Business & Commerce, General | 23 | 186 | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 169 | |||
| Psychology, General | 19 | 144 | ||
| Organizational Leadership | 1 | 145 | ||
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 56 | 88 | ||
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General | 4 | 111 | ||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 3 | 101 | ||
| Human Services, General | 15 | 82 | ||
| Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching | 15 | 79 | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | 93 | |||
| Information Science & Studies | 84 | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 10 | 60 | ||
| Accounting | 7 | 61 | ||
| Health and Wellness, General | 64 | |||
| Management Science | 64 | |||
| Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling | 2 | 56 | ||
| Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | 7 | 49 | ||
| Physician Assistant | 56 | |||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 17 | 37 | ||
| Computer & Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | 51 | |||
| Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration | 49 | |||
| Religious Education | 6 | 32 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 36 | |||
| Finance, General | 27 | |||
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other | 25 | |||
| Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | 23 | |||
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | 23 | |||
| Business and Innovation & Entrepreneurship Teacher Education | 22 | |||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 3 | 18 | ||
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 20 | |||
| Bible & Biblical Studies | 15 | |||
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | 14 | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | 10 | |||
| Health Teacher Education | 10 | |||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 10 | |||
| Art Teacher Education | 9 | |||
| Music Teacher Education | 2 | 6 | ||
| Substance Abuse & Addiction Counseling | 8 | |||
| History, General | 6 | |||
| Mathematics, General | 4 | |||
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 3 | |||
| Legal Assistant & Paralegal | 3 | |||
| Political Science and Government, General | 3 | |||
| Clinical Psychology | 2 | |||
| Physics, General | 2 | |||
| Chemistry, General | 1 | |||
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other | 1 | |||
| Engineering, Other | 1 | |||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 1 | |||
| Music, General | 1 | |||
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 181 | 1,381 | 4,386 | 422 |
University of the Cumberlands has a graduation rate of 50%, which is among the 40% lowest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 50% | 40% | 64% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of the Cumberlands has published 1,688 scientific papers with 14,372 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Medicine, Cyber Security, Environmental Science, and Business.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 44 |
| 1994 | 2 | 56 |
| 1995 | 2 | 58 |
| 1996 | 4 | 71 |
| 1997 | 1 | 70 |
| 1998 | 3 | 70 |
| 1999 | 3 | 74 |
| 2000 | 3 | 68 |
| 2001 | 2 | 79 |
| 2002 | 3 | 100 |
| 2003 | 2 | 87 |
| 2004 | 5 | 66 |
| 2005 | 1 | 92 |
| 2006 | 6 | 89 |
| 2007 | 4 | 95 |
| 2008 | 17 | 106 |
| 2009 | 9 | 120 |
| 2010 | 10 | 135 |
| 2011 | 4 | 152 |
| 2012 | 3 | 128 |
| 2013 | 9 | 143 |
| 2014 | 5 | 163 |
| 2015 | 6 | 144 |
| 2016 | 8 | 150 |
| 2017 | 13 | 164 |
| 2018 | 17 | 233 |
| 2019 | 51 | 279 |
| 2020 | 58 | 320 |
| 2021 | 88 | 459 |
| 2022 | 130 | 1270 |
| 2023 | 301 | 2636 |
| 2024 | 411 | 3781 |
| 2025 | 305 | 2860 |
Notable alumni
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Cat Zingano
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Cat Zingano is an American mixed martial artist, currently signed to Bellator MMA, competing in the Women's Featherweight division. Zingano also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and on April 13, 2013, she became the first woman to win a UFC fight by technical knockout (TKO). At the time of her departure from the UFC, she was No. 7 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings.
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Jean Ritchie
- Occupations
- singersinger-songwriterhistorianmusicologistmusician
- Biography
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Jean Ruth Ritchie was an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, called by some the "Mother of Folk". In her youth she learned hundreds of folk songs in the traditional way (orally, from her family and community), many of which were Appalachian variants of centuries-old British and Irish songs, including dozens of Child Ballads. In adulthood, she shared these songs with wide audiences, as well as writing some of her own songs using traditional foundations.
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Chris Ulmer
- Years
- 1989-.. (age 37)
- Occupations
- television producerYouTubereducator
- Biography
-
Christopher Ulmer is an American disability-rights advocate, former special education teacher, YouTuber, and founder of the non-profit Special Books by Special Kids.
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Rick Stansbury
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
-
Richard Lee Stansbury, is an American college basketball coach. Stansbury was the head basketball coach for Mississippi State from 1998 to 2012. He also was the head coach for Western Kentucky from 2016 to 2023. Stansbury is the all-time wins leader for Mississippi State and reached 9th all-time in SEC wins as head coach of the Bulldogs. He most recently served as an assistant coach for Memphis during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
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Bert T. Combs
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Bertram Thomas Combs was an American jurist and politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. After serving on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, he was elected the 50th governor of Kentucky in 1959 on his second run for the office. Following his gubernatorial term, he was appointed to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by President Lyndon B. Johnson, serving from 1967 to 1970.
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Edwin P. Morrow
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Edwin Porch Morrow was an American politician, who served as the 40th governor of Kentucky from 1919 to 1923. He was the only Republican elected to this office between 1907 and 1927. He championed the typical Republican causes of his day, namely equal rights for African-Americans and the use of force to quell violence. Morrow had been schooled in his party's principles by his father, Thomas Z. Morrow, who was its candidate for governor in 1883, and his uncle, William O. Bradley, who was elected governor in 1895. Both men were founding members of the Republican Party in Kentucky.
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Eugene Siler
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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Eugene Edward Siler Sr. was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky between 1955 and 1965. He was the only member of the House of Representatives to oppose (by pairing against) the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. That resolution authorized deeper involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War.
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Betty Siegel
- Occupations
- academic administrator
- Biography
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Betty L. Siegel was an author and president of Kennesaw State University. She was the first female president of the University System of Georgia. She served in that position for 25 years, making her the longest serving female president of a state university in the United States.
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Mike Duncan
- Occupations
- bankerlobbyistpolitician
- Biography
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Robert Michael Duncan is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2007 to 2009. Throughout his career, he has served on the boards of a variety of public- and private-sector organizations. Duncan was chairman, president, and CEO of Inez Deposit Bank in Inez, Kentucky, which merged with First State Bank in February 2021. He is a former member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service and served as its chairman from 2018 to 2021.
General info
| Alternative names | Cumberland College UC |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1888 |
| Motto | Vita Abundantior Life more abundant |
| Colors | blue, red |
| Academic calendar | August to May. Also Summer Sessions (June - August) |
| Total FTE staff | 984 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral/Professional Universities |
Location and contacts
| Address | 6191 College Station Drive Williamsburg, Kentucky, 40769 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 5,000 |
| Phone | 6065492200 |