Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cumberland's yield is 30 pts higher than U. Indianapolis's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Cumberland has 9 pts more first-gen students than U. Indianapolis (41% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Cumberland costs about $5.8K less per year on average than U. Indianapolis ($20,037 vs. $25,884, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    U. Indianapolis is a bit larger (3,005 vs. 2,104)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Cumberland grads earn $4.1K more ten years out than U. Indianapolis's ($57,687 vs. $53,610)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    U. Indianapolis has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Cumberland (33% vs. 30%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Indianapolis admits 67%, Cumberland 67%; Cumberland's yield is higher, at 41%.

Acceptance rate
Cumberland67%
U. Indianapolis67%
Quad's selectivity
  • CumberlandAccessible
  • U. IndianapolisAccessible
SAT middle 50%
CumberlandTest-blind
U. IndianapolisTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CumberlandGPA and school record required
  • U. IndianapolisGPA required

Who's on each campus

U. Indianapolis is a bit larger than Cumberland (3,005 vs. 2,104 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Cumberland2.1K
U. Indianapolis3K
Pell Grant share
Cumberland30%
U. Indianapolis33%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; U. Indianapolis has 12 students per faculty member to Cumberland's 19.

Students per faculty member
Cumberland19 to 1
U. Indianapolis12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CumberlandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%
  • U. IndianapolisRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%

What each costs

Cumberland costs about $5.8K less a year than U. Indianapolis on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Cumberland$20K
U. Indianapolis$25.9K
Aid generosity
Cumberland55%
U. Indianapolis54%

What each pays off

Cumberland's former students earn more, a median $57.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Cumberland$57.7K
U. Indianapolis$53.6K
Graduation rate
Cumberland59%
U. Indianapolis60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Cumberland got less selective while U. Indianapolis held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CumberlandGrowing+250%
  • U. IndianapolisGrowing+60%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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