UTC 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.

UTC 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 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 - The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and Cumberland University.

UTC	vs.	CU
Chattanooga, Tennessee	Location	Lebanon, Tennessee
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$10,144 Out-Of-State$18,208	2024 Tuition & Fees	$27,840
81%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,159	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,310

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

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