by our College Data Analytics TeamCU earned 14 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #32 of 943 in Most Focused for Information Technology, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Cumberland University holds 14 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 9 |
| Top 15% | 4 |
| Total | 14 |
Cumberland University is best known for Computer & Information Sciences: 3 of its 14 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Information Technology, Health & Physical Education and Public Administration.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Tennessee) | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Male / Female Diversity (Tennessee) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Tennessee) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Information Technology | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Health & Physical Education | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Cumberland University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #42 of 161 in Most Popular Online for Health & Physical Education (top 27%).
Cumberland University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,384 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Cumberland University appears in 115 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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