EKU vs University of the Cumberlands

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

EKU is a public and University of the Cumberlands is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
EKU has more expensive tuition & fees ($20,820) than University of the Cumberlands ($9,875).
It is harder to admit to University of the Cumberlands than EKU.
University of the Cumberlands has more students with 18,053 students while EKU has 14,324 students.
EKU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while University of the Cumberlands's ratio is 18 to 1.
EKU has more full-time faculties with 563 faculties while University of the Cumberlands has 242 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Eastern Kentucky University and University of the Cumberlands.

EKU	vs.	University of the Cumberlands
Richmond, Kentucky	Location	Williamsburg, Kentucky
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$10,130 Out-Of-State$20,820	2024 Tuition & Fees	$9,875
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	79%
$8,710	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,483

78.00 %	Acceptance Rates	71.01 %
21.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.99 %
1,055	SAT Score	-
21	ACT Score	-
49 %	Graduation Rate	44 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	32 %
77 %	Retention Rate	70 %
14,324	Student Population	18,053
563	Number of Faculties	242
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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

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