Match #1
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate80%
- 2,840 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Acceptance rate 80%, close to 85%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
The colleges most similar to University of the Cumberlands are Campbellsville University, Georgetown College-Kentucky, and Thomas More University. University of the Cumberlands admits 85% of applicants; 5 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with University of the Cumberlands. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to University of the Cumberlands
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Georgetown College-Kentucky
Georgetown, KY
Profile closeness54/100
Admit rate91%
- 1,097 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 56%, close to 48%
- Acceptance rate 75%, close to 85%
Match #3
Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, KY
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate90%
- 1,293 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 49%, close to 48%
- Acceptance rate 90%, close to 85%
Match #4
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate86%
- 2,161 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Acceptance rate 86%, close to 85%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Midway University
Midway, KY
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate95%
- 1,262 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 48%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate—
- 1,585 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 41%, close to 48%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 1,135 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 41%, close to 48%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Spalding University
Louisville, KY
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate99%
- 583 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 48%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, KY
Profile closeness53/100
Admit rate72%
- 842 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 46%, close to 48%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Asbury University
Wilmore, KY
Profile closeness53/100
Admit rate77%
- 1,472 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Acceptance rate 77%, close to 85%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about University of the Cumberlands alternatives
What colleges are similar to University of the Cumberlands?
The closest matches to University of the Cumberlands are Campbellsville University, Georgetown College-Kentucky, Thomas More University, Bellarmine University, and Midway University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is University of the Cumberlands hard to get into?
University of the Cumberlands admitted 85% of its 2,177 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 5 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
