UTK 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.

UTK is a public and CU is a private (not-for-profit) 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 - The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Cumberland University.

UTK	vs.	CU
Knoxville, 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 (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$13,484 Out-Of-State$31,974	2024 Tuition & Fees	$27,840
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$11,518	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,310

45.99 %	Acceptance Rates	67.00 %
28.83 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.03 %
1,260	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
72 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
20 %	Transfer-out Rate	28 %
89 %	Retention Rate	59 %
33,805	Student Population	2,588
1,665	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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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