Tennessee students paid $22,890 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,080 more than the $21,810 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 560 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.9 million and 169 students took out student loans totaling more than $949,266.
Including all undergraduates (2,405), 1,916 students used grants or scholarships totaling $21.3 million, and 806 students took out $5.3 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,165 | $21,210 | $21,210 | $21,810 | $22,890 | 7.9% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Cumberland University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 207 | 37% | $941,068 | $4,546 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 498 | 89% | $2,414,380 | $4,848 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 213 | 38% | $2,562,173 | $12,029 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 560 | 100% | $5,917,621 | $10,567 |
| Federal student loans | 169 | 30% | $857,071 | $5,071 |
| Other student loans | 8 | 1% | $92,195 | $11,524 |
| Student loan aid | 169 | 30% | $949,266 | $5,617 |
| Total student aid | 561 | 100% | - | - |
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