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Cumberland University

Cumberland University
1 Cumberland Square
Lebanon, TN 37087-3408

Official telephone: (615) 444-2562
Fax number: (615) 444-2569
Website: https://www.cumberland.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,745
Full-time undergraduates: 2,041
Part-time undergraduates: 704
Total graduate students: 227
Full-time graduate students: 50
Part-time graduate students: 177
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
57.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
6.7% Nonresident Alien
7.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Cumberland University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 44 acres
Nearest major city: Nashville

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 58%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 30%
Percent of students who live off campus: 70%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 150
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
resumé assistance, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
African-American Student Association; Baptist Collegiate Ministry; Law and Government Club; Student Government Association; Student Nurses' Association

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball  
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketball  
Men's basketballyes 
Men's bowlingyes 
Men's bowling  
Men's cheerleadingyes 
Men's cross-country running  
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's football  
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf  
Men's golfyes 
Men's outdoor track and field  
Men's soccer  
Men's socceryes 
Men's tennis  
Men's tennisyes 
Men's volleyball  
Men's wrestlingyes 
Men's wrestling  
Women's basketball  
Women's basketballyes 
Women's bowling  
Women's bowlingyes 
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cross-country running  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's golf  
Women's golfyes 
Women's outdoor track and field  
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer  
Women's softball  
Women's softballyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis  
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; bowling; softball; volleyball; table tennis

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Nashville International

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 70% within six months of graduation

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