Student Population at CU

The following chart compares CU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee.

CU has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,730 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee average (1,861 students).

The below chart compares the student population between Cumberland University and similar colleges.

By gender, there are 1,632 male and 1,825 female students attending CU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.89 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CU.

At Cumberland University, 1,750 students (50.62% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 400 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 363 students live in Tennessee where Cumberland University is located in and 35 students have enrolled from other states.