University of the Cumberlands

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of the Cumberlands

University of the Cumberlands operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 6,941 students of which 7,744 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of the Cumberlands is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 98.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,107, with published in-state tuition of $9,875 and a Pell grant recipient share of 53.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $14,911, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.3%. Graduates earn a median of $45,036 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,046 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 87800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 55.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.