Located in the state of Tennessee, USA, Cumberland University is a private, liberal arts university established in the year 1842. Educating students across the globe since the period of Civil War, the institute is currently one of the coveted names in the&nbsp;US Education System&nbsp;with a total student enrollment of&nbsp;2,314&nbsp;which consist of an international student population of&nbsp;5%.

The institute provides&nbsp;6 undergraduate and 8 graduate&nbsp;degrees in&nbsp;110 drivers areas of study. With a Student Faculty Ratio of&nbsp;17:1, the organization ensures open room discussions and individual attention for all its candidates.

Programs:

<ul>
	<li>Cumberland University offers an array of diverse courses for international students across its&nbsp;three schools&nbsp;namely, School of Humanities, Education and the Arts, Labry School of Science, Technology and Business and Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professionals.</li>
	<li>There are&nbsp;8 graduate programs&nbsp;offered at the institute like MA in Education, MBA, MED, MA in Teaching, MPSM, MA in Sports Management, Master of Exercise and Sport Science and MS in Nursing.</li>
	<li>There are&nbsp;6 undergraduate degrees&nbsp;conferred to students including BS, BA, BBA, BFA, B.Mus and BS in Nursing. All 6 degrees are offered in&nbsp;110 areas&nbsp;of studies.</li>
	<li>The most popular majors offered by the university are &ndash;Business and Economics, Arts and Humanities, Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, Law and Mathematics</li>
</ul>

Facts:

<ul>
	<li>USNews&rsquo; Best Regional Universities South list has tied Cumberland University in 84th.</li>
	<li>Niche.com has honored the institute at 24th position among Best Value Colleges in Tennessee.</li>
	<li>Times Higher Education&rsquo;s U.S. rankings have the university higher than 800th rank.</li>
</ul>

About

On campus accomodation:

<ul>
	<li>Residential facilities include&nbsp;5 residence halls and Greek housing&nbsp;at Cumberland University.</li>
	<li>The Howell E. Jackson Hall, Horace H Lurton Hall and the South Hall are meant for students in the second year and above.</li>
	<li>For female freshmen students the residence hall is the Justin Potter Hall and for the male counterparts is the Edward Potter Hall.</li>
	<li>Each room comes furnished with basic furnishings and students can bring their own too.</li>
	<li>It offers&nbsp;three meal plans&nbsp;for their residents. Each plan allows for a certain number of meals per week.</li>
</ul>

Off campus accomodation:

Students looking for off-campus accommodation can get assistance from the university&#39;s Office of Campus Life. To assist students in finding suitable housing, they provide an online search tool and advice on rental agreements, tenant rights, and other topics.

Accommodation

Notable Alumni:

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_S._Buchanan">James S. Buchanan</a>: 4th&nbsp;President of the University of Oklahoma</li>
	<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Landrith">Ira Landrith</a>: President of&nbsp;Belmont College&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Alumni

Application Portal:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cumberland.edu/applynow/" target="_blank">Cumberland University Application Portal</a>

Application Fee:&nbsp;50 USD for International students

Admission Requirements:

<ul>
	<li>Official academic transcripts</li>
	<li>Standardized Test Scores like GMAT/GRE or ACT/SAT (ACT: 21, SAT Critical Reading and Math Combined Score: 980-990)</li>
	<li>GPA: UG: 3.0, PG: 2.5 (MBA program)</li>
	<li>English language proficiency scores like TOEFL/IELTS or equivalent.</li>
	<li>2-3 Letters of Recommendation</li>
	<li>Statement of purpose</li>
	<li>Visa and passport</li>
	<li>Financial capability form</li>
	<li>Immunization record</li>
	<li>Resume and interview (if required)</li>
</ul>

Application Procedure

Student clubs and organisations:

For students to learn and network with fellow students, there are more than&nbsp;60 plus organisations&nbsp;including Greek organisations and honors societies.

Some unique clubs are:

<ul>
	<li>Criminal Justice Club</li>
	<li>Student Government Association</li>
	<li>Kindness Club</li>
	<li>Creative Writing Club</li>
	<li>Alpha Phi Sigma&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Kappa Pi&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Omicron Delta Kappa</li>
	<li>Phi Alpha Theta&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Sigma Tau Delta</li>
</ul>

Heath services:

Cumberland University Health Services&rsquo; friendly staff is here to address the needs of the CU community. CU Health Services provides full-service care through a partnership with Stumb Healthcare Professionals, LLC. CU Health Services can arrange for same-day appointments with Stumb Healthcare Professionals, LLC doctors to diagnose and treat students, faculty, and staff.

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Campus

We recommend Cumberland&nbsp;University as they provide unique opportunities and experiences to students. They provide more than 30 university level courses to students in high school, so they get the exposure and study more efficiently when they reach college.

Conclusion

Notable Faculty:

<ul>
	<li>
	<a href="https://www.cumberland.edu/faculty/richard-adams/">ADAMS, RICHARD</a>: Adjunct Instructor of Music
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="https://www.cumberland.edu/faculty/james-bakuli/">BAKULI, JAMES</a>: Adjunct Instructor of Business
	</li>
</ul>

Faculty

Scholarships available at Cumberland University:

The institute offers financial aid as grants, awards and&nbsp;scholarships for international students to study in the USA. Merit-based scholarships are awarded by the individual college departments. The average amount received by the students is 18,291. Almost 61% of the students received some kind of financial aid every year.

Some of the awards available for the international candidates are as mentioned below.

<ul>
	<li>The&nbsp;Monty and Pace Pope Scholarship for History&nbsp;and&nbsp;International Students awards&nbsp;for students enrolled in History major. The scholarship award money is raised from an annual event called Ghosts and Goblets. Eligible students are selected by the office of financial aid and selected students must submit an essay.</li>
	<li>The Adonai Foundation Inc. Endowed Scholarship&nbsp;awards international students at UG or PG level who are receiving benefits from&nbsp;Ernest L. Stockton Jr. Scholarship&nbsp;or who have financial need.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>The&nbsp;work-study programme&nbsp;allows international students to work on-campus jobs. Pay is as per the state minimum wage rate and to be eligible a minimum GPA of 2.0 must be maintained. The university provides the application form for the work-study program online.</li>
</ul>

*Note: These scholarships may vary from time to time.

Financial Aid

The institute was established in the year 1842 but the current main campus buildings were constructed in 1892 and 1896.&nbsp;Cumberland University&rsquo;s 44-acre campus&nbsp;is on the smaller side but houses multiple buildings.

The institute has over&nbsp;30 plus buildings&nbsp;including academic buildings, residence halls, administrative and sports facilities. Over&nbsp;21%&nbsp;of the total student enrollment lived on campus for the academic year.

There are over&nbsp;13 student services&nbsp;offices on campus each servicing a range of student issues ranging from counselling, residence issues, IT support etc.&nbsp;

Library:&nbsp;

The mission of Vise Library is to provide a welcoming environment in which Cumberland University students, faculty, and staff are assured they can obtain the information resources and services they need for educational, career, and personal growth.

Sports facilities:

<ul>
	<li>Football&nbsp;- Nokes-Lasater Field&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Basketball/Volleyball/Wrestling&nbsp;-&nbsp;Dallas Floyd Phoenix Arena</li>
	<li>Baseball&nbsp;-&nbsp;Ernest L. Stockton Field/Woody Hunt Stadium</li>
	<li>Softball&nbsp;-&nbsp;Billy Dee Ross Stadium</li>
	<li>Wrestling&nbsp;-&nbsp;Wrestling Training Center</li>
	<li>Soccer&nbsp;-&nbsp;Lindsey Donnell Stadium-Kirk Field</li>
	<li>Tennis&nbsp;-&nbsp;Tommy Gray Memorial Tennis Courts</li>
	<li>Strength and Conditioning&nbsp;-&nbsp;Cumberland Center for Athletic Training and Fitness at Phoenix Place</li>
	<li>Athletic Training-Sports Medicine</li>
	<li>Five Oaks Golf and Country Club</li>
</ul>

Infrastructure

Lebanon is located in Middle Tennessee&rsquo;s Wilson County, just over 30 miles east from downtown Nashville.&nbsp;Lebanon is the county seat of Wilson County. For a sleepy southern town 30 miles east of Nashville, Lebanon carries some surprising clout. Thanks to its status as the home and headquarters of Cracker Barrel, the 36,000-person town has long enjoyed an outsized business presence.The cost of living in Lebanon is on-par with the rest of the U.S. Overall, Lebanon is less expensive than other cities surrounding Nashville-proper.

Important landmarks/places nearby:

<ul>
	<li>Don Fox Community Park</li>
	<li>Lebanon Golf &amp; Country Club</li>
	<li>Fiddlers Grove Historic Village</li>
	<li>Wilson County Fairgrounds</li>
	<li>Lebanon-Wilson County Library&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Crime rate:

When it comes to crime, Lebanon is quite safe and uneventful. This area is suburban and quite placid with a family-friendly attitude. Compared to the city of Nashville, Lebanon is a wonderful place to study.

Transportation

Nearby bus stations:&nbsp;Greyhound Bus Lines&nbsp;has a small terminal in London, Kentucky

Nearby Airports:&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>McGee-Tyson Airport, (TYS) &ndash; Knoxville, Tennessee&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Bluegrass Airport, (LEX) - Lexington, Kentucky&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) &ndash; Covington, Kentucky&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Louisville&nbsp;Muhammed Ali&nbsp;International&nbsp;Airport&nbsp;(SDF) &ndash; Louisville, Kentucky&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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Location

Placement insights:

The university has a dedicated career services center that helps students find internships and jobs. The college holds regular job fairs, assessment services, career planning services, helps students in choosing the right major and more.

The college extends its career services to its alumni members too. As per Payscale.com, an average Cumberland University graduate receives&nbsp;61,000 USD&nbsp;as median pay upon graduation.

Placements

Weather insights:

<ul>
	<li>In Lebanon, the summers are hot and muggy, the winters are very cold and wet, and it is partly cloudy year round.</li>
	<li>Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from&nbsp;30&deg;F&nbsp;to&nbsp;89&deg;F&nbsp;and is rarely below&nbsp;15&deg;F&nbsp;or above&nbsp;96&deg;F.</li>
</ul>

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