CU vs UTC 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 UTC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CU has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,840) than UTC ($18,208).
It is harder to admit to CU than UTC.
UTC has more students with 11,283 students while CU has 2,588 students.
UTC has more full-time faculties with 498 faculties while CU has 79 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Cumberland University and The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

CU	vs.	UTC
Lebanon, Tennessee	Location	Chattanooga, 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	Doctoral / Research University
$27,840	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,144 Out-Of-State$18,208
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$17,310	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,159

67.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.00 %
35.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	33.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,080
-	ACT Score	22
48 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
59 %	Retention Rate	73 %
2,588	Student Population	11,283
79	Number of Faculties	498
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, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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