Cumberland University vs Thomas More University

Lebanon, TN · Crestview Hills, KY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair TN:KY

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × KY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Cumberland University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Cumberland University: enrollment grew +71.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +99 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • Thomas More University: enrollment ranged 1,208–1,579 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Cumberland University: acceptance rate eased +41.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • Thomas More University: acceptance rate eased +10.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Cumberland University vs Thomas More University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Cumberland University leads on median debt at graduation ($17,952 vs $26,236 at Thomas More University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Cumberland University leads on in-state tuition ($27,840 vs $39,800 at Thomas More University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Cumberland University leads on out-of-state tuition ($27,840 vs $39,800 at Thomas More University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Cumberland University and Thomas More University?
Cumberland University leads on median debt at graduation at $17,952 versus $26,236 at Thomas More University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Cumberland University and Thomas More University?
Cumberland University leads on in-state tuition at $27,840 versus $39,800 at Thomas More University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Cumberland University and Thomas More University?
Cumberland University leads on out-of-state tuition at $27,840 versus $39,800 at Thomas More University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025