Kentucky students paid $23,000 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 426 students received grants or scholarships totaling $7.7 million and 292 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (13,472), 1,853 students used grants or scholarships totaling $28 million, and 1,336 students took out $9.4 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~7,275 | $22,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 | 4.5% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of the Cumberlands in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 226 | 53% | $1,050,445 | $4,648 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 227 | 53% | $1,051,072 | $4,630 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 420 | 98% | $5,640,910 | $13,431 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 426 | 100% | $7,742,427 | $18,175 |
| Federal student loans | 291 | 68% | $2,208,343 | $7,589 |
| Other student loans | 11 | 3% | $70,957 | $6,451 |
| Student loan aid | 292 | 68% | $2,279,300 | $7,806 |
| Total student aid | 426 | 100% | - | - |
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