After University of the Cumberlands: graduation, pay and debt
Williamsburg, Kentucky · Private · 6,941 undergrads
46% of University of the Cumberlands students finish within six years, the typical student earns $47,477 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,827 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$47.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
46%
finish within six years.
30%
finish in four years.
74%
of first-years come back for year two.
$14.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
53%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
30%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
46%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
74%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
37%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
56%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
426
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
51%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
28%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
640
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
26%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,815
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$47,477
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
56%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$14,827
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$8,592
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,034
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$8,206
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
53%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
60%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
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