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Personal Statement & Resilience Questionnaire *Students who do not meet minimum admission requirements.
Personal Statement & Resilience Questionnaire *Students who do not meet minimum admission requirements.
Our application opens August 1. Our recommended deadline is January 1. Applying by this date will guarantee you receive a decision before spring which gives you a chance to be fully informed about scholarships and other financial aid options available to you.
Start My Application(*FAFSA for the 2024-2025 school year will open in December 2023) Seniors who are Tennessee residents may apply for the Tennessee Promise scholarship, which will provide two years of tuition-free attendance at CU.
FAFSA ApplicationCumberland University offers two years tuition-free through the TN Promise program. After completeing your Associate degree, we have affordable pathways for you to continue your education.
TN Promise ApplicationApply for FAFSA helps you optimize your financial aid.
FAFSA ApplicationCumberland is proud to offer more than 97% of undergraduates financial aid. Complete the application to ensure you are receiving as much financial support as possible.
Apply for ScholarshipsDavid A. Vise, a 1990 Pulitzer Prize recipient, former Washington Post reporter, and distinguished author, has been elected to the Cumberland University Board of Trust. His education experience includes being the founding Executive Director of
Cumberland University, in conjunction with The Nashville Symphony, is thrilled to invite the local Wilson County community to campus for the 2024 Symphony on the Lawn Community Concert Series. This year, Symphony on the Lawn will be on Saturday, June 8, at 7:30 PM.
At Cumberland University, students don’t just study literature — they create it. Novus, the university’s dynamic student-led literary journal, has been igniting imaginations and celebrating creativity since its inception in 2019. Under the guidance of