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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

57.8%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$25

Undergraduate

$50

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Cumberland University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 2,692 1,044 1,648
Admitted students 1,555 579 976
Enrolled students 591 248 343
Acceptance rate 58% 56% 59%
Yield rate 38% 43% 35%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Cumberland University received a total of 2,692 applications. These applications included 1,044 male applicants and 1,648 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 2,692 applicants, Cumberland University admitted 1,555 students. Among the admitted students, there were 579 males and 976 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 591 students chose to enroll at Cumberland University. This means that 591 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 248 were male and 343 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Cumberland University had an overall acceptance rate of 58% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 56% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 59%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Cumberland University had an overall yield rate of 38% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 43%, and for female admitted students, it was 35%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Cumberland University over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 695 330 365 341 172 169 49% 52% 46% 200 105 95 59% 61% 56%
2016 1,513 710 803 740 340 400 49% 48% 50% 447 220 227 60% 65% 57%
2017 2,143 912 1,231 1,159 510 649 54% 56% 53% 562 269 293 48% 53% 45%
2018 2,308 1,005 1,303 1,423 632 791 62% 63% 61% 602 281 321 42% 44% 41%
2019 2,833 1,244 1,589 1,729 742 987 61% 60% 62% 698 322 376 40% 43% 38%
2020 2,872 1,177 1,695 1,544 617 927 54% 52% 55% 633 258 375 41% 42% 40%
2021 2,692 1,044 1,648 1,555 579 976 58% 56% 59% 591 248 343 38% 43% 35%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Cumberland University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Cumberland University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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