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

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6178 College Station Drive,

Williamsburg,

KY 40769

https://www.ucumberlands.edu/