CU vs UTK 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 UTK is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UTK has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,974) than CU ($27,840).
It is harder to admit to UTK than CU.
UTK has more students with 33,805 students while CU has 2,588 students.
CU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while UTK's ratio is 18 to 1.
UTK has more full-time faculties with 1,665 faculties while CU has 79 full-time faculties.

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

CU	vs.	UTK
Lebanon, Tennessee	Location	Knoxville, 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 (very high research activity)
$27,840	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,484 Out-Of-State$31,974
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$17,310	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,518

67.00 %	Acceptance Rates	46.00 %
35.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,260
-	ACT Score	28
48 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	20 %
59 %	Retention Rate	89 %
2,588	Student Population	33,805
79	Number of Faculties	1,665
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 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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