CU vs ETSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

CU is a private (not-for-profit) and ETSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CU has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,840) than ETSU ($13,034).
It is harder to admit to CU than ETSU.
ETSU has more students with 13,483 students while CU has 2,588 students.
ETSU has more full-time faculties with 773 faculties while CU has 79 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cumberland University and East Tennessee State University.

CU	vs.	ETSU
Lebanon, Tennessee	Location	Johnson City, Tennessee
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$27,840	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,706 Out-Of-State$13,034
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$17,310	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,272

67.00 %	Acceptance Rates	87.00 %
35.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,050
-	ACT Score	22
48 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
59 %	Retention Rate	72 %
2,588	Student Population	13,483
79	Number of Faculties	773
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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