University of the Cumberlands Overview

Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, University of the Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding location of Williamsburg is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is University of the Cumberlands Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Cumberlands.
• In a recent academic period23% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Cumberlands bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $45,036 a year. That's about 10% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average Cumberlands student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of the Cumberlands?

Contact details for Cumberlands are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6191 College Station Drive, Williamsburg, KY 40769
Phone:	606-549-2200
Website:	www.ucumberlands.edu

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How Do I Get Into Cumberlands?

You can apply to Cumberlands online at: www.ucumberlands.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Cumberlands

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cumberlands?

Cumberlands has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to Cumberlands submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 570.

Cumberlands received ACT scores from 73% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 23.

Can I Afford University of the Cumberlands?

The overall average net price of Cumberlands is $14,710. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Cumberlands, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $4,980 a year. That adds up to $19,920 over four years for those students.

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University of the Cumberlands Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,511 undergraduate students at Cumberlands, with 3,312 being full-time and 1,199 being part-time.

There are also 14,599 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,312 full-time undergraduates at Cumberlands, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	27
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	319
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,909

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at University of the Cumberlands. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 65 countries are represented at Cumberlands. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Bangladesh.

University of the Cumberlands Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Information Systems	11	63	758	61	893
Business Administration & Management	0	0	443	156	599
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	92	430	0	522
Educational Administration	0	0	364	106	470
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	351	0	351
Information Technology	0	0	348	0	348
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	239	54	293
Special Education	0	0	260	0	260
Liberal Arts General Studies	14	215	0	0	229
General Business/Commerce	28	186	0	0	214
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	176	0	176
Student Counseling	0	0	165	0	165
Nursing	61	70	21	0	152
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	3	140	0	143
General Psychology	9	133	0	0	142
Criminal Justice & Corrections	8	52	62	0	122
Human Services	8	109	0	0	117
Health & Physical Education	4	68	24	0	96
Allied Health Professions	0	0	53	0	53
Mental & Social Health Services	10	41	0	0	51
Accounting	0	48	0	0	48
General Biology	0	44	0	0	44
Security Science and Technology	0	0	36	0	36
Religious Education	4	28	0	0	32
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	29	0	29
Biblical Studies	0	0	23	0	23
Communication & Media Studies	0	13	0	0	13
General English Literature	0	6	0	0	6
Romance Languages	0	6	0	0	6
Electrical Engineering	0	0	5	0	5
Legal Support Services	3	0	0	0	3
Mathematics	0	3	0	0	3
Chemistry	0	3	0	0	3
Music	0	3	0	0	3
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	2	0	2
Other Engineering	0	2	0	0	2
History	0	2	0	0	2
Political Science & Government	0	2	0	0	2
Fine & Studio Arts	0	1	0	0	1
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	160	1,193	3,929	377	5,659

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.