6191 college Station Drive
Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769

University of the Cumberlands is a private, Southern Baptist liberal arts institution situated in the Kentucky mountains. The Campus spans approximately 70 acres and includes two sports field complexes and 34 buildings that are a blend of Antebellum, Edwardian, and historic Williamsburg, Kentucky architecture.

There are more than 2,000 students at Cumberlands, and the student to faculty ratio is 17 to one. The average class size is 26. About 70 percent of the University of the Cumberlands faculty have earned the highest degree in their field. Faculty members also belong to more than 200 professional organizations.

University of the Cumberlands' sessions include two 14-week terms, a one-month May term and an optional summer session. Students choose from more than 40 different majors, minors and pre-professional programs. All students are required to take leadership training.

Quick Facts

Nearly 97 percent of students receive some type of financial aid

More than 60 percent of Cumberlands students live in campus housing.

Financial assistance at University of the Cumberlands is primarily in the form of work-study programs.

Approximately 68 percent of the students are from Kentucky. The remaining students come from 36 other states and many countries.

About 66 percent of alumni have completed or are working on a graduate degree five years later.

The University of the Cumberlands' retention rate is more than 60 percent.

Cumberlands is in the NAIA Division I.

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