UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS

The University of the Cumberlands is a private school in the Kentucky town of Williamsburg. It was started by Baptist ministers in 1888 and was called Cumberland College until 2005. At that time, the university changed its mascot from an Indian to a Patriot. There are about 13,000 students at the university. The University of the Cumberlands was founded on January 7, 1889. It was first called the Williamsburg Institute. At the Mount Zion Association's annual meeting in 1887, people from 18 eastern Kentucky Baptist churches talked about how to get higher education to the Kentucky mountains. On April 6, 1888, the Kentucky state legislature made the college official. In 1907, the school bought three buildings from Highland College. In 1913, the name of the school was changed from Williamsburg Institute to Cumberland College.

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English proficiency is required from all students, the students can take TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE. Following are the approximate test requirements

Students may require to take certain standardised tests for specific courses. SAT may be required to apply to Bachelors, GRE for Masters, and GRE and GMAT for MBA. Check the specific program websites for requirements or talk to our admission counselors for free

Minimum GPA requirement is 2.5, But certain programs may have higher requirements

- 6031 students enrollment
- 71 international students representing 25 different nations
- 44 majors and 34 minors

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All students can find a place to live on campus at their university. It has separate places for men and women to live. both It has 11 dorms, five for men and six for women. In the residence halls, students have access to laundry rooms, lots of WiFi bandwidth, vending machines, comfortable spaces, and helpful RAs.

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