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What Cumberland University costs

Lebanon, Tennessee · Private · 2,104 undergrads

Cumberland University's sticker price was $40,411 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $15,965 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $16,262.

What does Cumberland University cost?

$15,965 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $40,411.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$16,262
$30,000–$48,000$15,798
$48,000–$75,000$15,276
$75,000–$110,000$14,054
over $110,000$19,402

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$16,262
$30,000–$48,000$15,798
$48,000–$75,000$15,276
$75,000–$110,000$14,054
Over $110,000$19,402

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 60% off Cumberland University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Cumberland University cost less than Lipscomb University and Southern Adventist University but more than Trevecca Nazarene University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Cumberland University$15,276$15,965
Lipscomb University$19,827$23,178
Trevecca Nazarene University$12,047$19,828
Southern Adventist University$22,466$25,979

The sticker price

$28,540
Tuition, 2025-26
$40,411
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
35%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$24,703
average grant for students who got aid.
21%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$16,750
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Cumberland University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $16,262 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $40,411. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cumberland University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Cumberland University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $15,798 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $40,411. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cumberland University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Cumberland University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $15,276 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $40,411. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cumberland University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers