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# Cumberland University Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at Cumberland University?

Cumberland University’s reported acceptance rate is 67.3%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
67.3%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

Cumberland University admits 67.3% of applicants, a rate that sits close to the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The university is not a gatekeeper in the way that a single-digit admit rate implies.

## What SAT and ACT scores do Cumberland University students report?

SAT and ACT ranges are not available for Cumberland University in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.

Figures cover fall 2024.

## Who enrolls at Cumberland University?

**Pell Grant recipients**
30.3%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
21.2%

**First-year retention**
59.5%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

An estimated 21.2% of undergraduates at Cumberland University arrive as transfers or part-time students. They join a student body of 2,104 that includes both students who started elsewhere and those who entered as first-year students.

30.3% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. That share is a financial-access measure.

It shows how widely students at this campus rely on federal grant aid. The transfer share and the Pell share together describe a student body that mixes prior college experience with federal grant aid.

The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort is 45.6%, which sits below the peer median of 68.8% for comparable institutions. First-year retention is 59.5%, also below the comparable-institution median of 83.4%.

Pell recipients in the same entering cohort complete at 54.0%, which is 8.4 percentage points above the overall rate.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).