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University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky

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The University of the Cumberlands is dedicated to helping students build a “life more abundant.” The campus maintains a small, tightly knit community that encourages a connection of research with practice. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, UC propels its graduates out into a world of possibility. With a University of Cumberlands education, students are equipped for their career goals and prepared to lead and serve in a global community.

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This vibrant Christian community thrives on the basis of every individual’s motivation and character. Through service to others, students embody the heart of Cumberlands each and every day.

UC HISTORY
On January 7, 1889, Williamsburg Institute opened its doors in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Williamsburg Institute became Cumberland College on March 15, 1913. The name reflected the institution’s location along the Cumberland River and its proximity to Cumberland Falls and the Cumberland Gap.

From its inception, the institution has been affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention, and its mission has been to educate and prepare leaders for service to the greater community. The College received its first accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in 1931. Since then, SACSCOC has reaffirmed the College’s accreditation in 1974, 1985, 1995, 2006, and again in 2016. The institution is recognized by SACSCOC as a Level VI institution.

On July 1, 2005, after action by the Board of Trustees, Cumberland College became the University of the Cumberlands. The University is authorized by the Commonwealth of Kentucky to operate as a nonprofit corporation with perpetual duration and is licensed by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) to grant the degrees currently offered.

Originally as Williamsburg Institution, then as Cumberland College, and now as University of the Cumberlands (UC), the institution provides a quality education in a Christian environment with the vision that its graduates serve and become leaders in their communities. University of the Cumberlands is a private university governed by the University Board of Trustees. Reporting directly to the Board of Trustees, UC is led by President Dr. Larry Cockrum, who assumed the Presidency on October 15, 2015. He, along with other members of his executive leadership team, directs the academic and administrative activities of the University.

Currently, there are over 10,000 total students enrolled at University of the Cumberlands. There are more than 2,000 students enrolled in undergraduate programs, nearly 800 of whom study online in a variety of majors. Forty-eight percent of traditional undergraduate students are first-generation college students.

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4,511
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
63%
 
Enrolled male students
37%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
73%
 
Part-time students
27%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
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Retention rate
Full-time faculty
26%
 
Adjuncts
74%
 
Faculty Ratio
20:1
Student/teacher ratio
$9,875
Full-time tuition cost
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Acceptance rate
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Contact Admissions

www.ucumberlands.edu/admissions
(606) 539-4240
admiss@ucumberlands.edu

Campus Location

6178 College Station Drive
Williamsburg, KY 40769

(877) 713-8767

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www.ucumberlands.edu