TTU vs CU 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.

TTU is a public and CU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CU has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,840) than TTU ($20,116).
It is harder to admit to CU than TTU.
TTU has more students with 9,902 students while CU has 2,588 students.
CU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while TTU's ratio is 18 to 1.
TTU has more full-time faculties with 446 faculties while CU has 79 full-time faculties.

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

TTU	vs.	CU
Cookeville, Tennessee	Location	Lebanon, Tennessee
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$10,084 Out-Of-State$20,116	2024 Tuition & Fees	$27,840
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,243	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,310

83.16 %	Acceptance Rates	67.00 %
27.25 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.03 %
1,110	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
60 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	28 %
78 %	Retention Rate	59 %
9,902	Student Population	2,588
446	Number of Faculties	79
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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