Private company

University of the Cumberlands

Christian university in Williamsburg, Kentucky, U.S.

The University of the Cumberlands is a private Christian university in Williamsburg, Kentucky, United States. Over 25,000 students are currently enrolled at the university.2 It employed 1,252 people in 2020.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1889Founded1
  • Industryhigher education1
  • HeadquartersWilliamsburg, United States1
  • Websitewww.ucumberlands.edu
  • Legal formCorporation (non-profit)3
  • LEI5493005RIEF12NADV2383
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O Dr. Jim Taylor, 40769 Williamsburg, United States3
University of the Cumberlands Welcome Sign
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Blinutne assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The University of the Cumberlands is a private Christian university in Williamsburg, Kentucky, United States. Over 25,000 students are currently enrolled at the university.2

Employees over time

  • 20201,2521

Timeline

  1. 1889Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$210.3M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsOther federal assistanceTotal
2026–$50.7M$50.7M
2025–$42.2M$42.2M
2024–$30.2M$30.2M
2023–$19.7M$19.7M
2022$415.0K$9.1M$9.5M
2021$15.0M–$15.0M
2020$2.8M–$2.8M
2017–$237$237
2016–$5.3M$5.3M
2015–$5.2M$5.2M
2014–$4.8M$4.8M
2013–$4.2M$4.2M
2012–$3.9M$3.9M
2011–$4.3M$4.3M
2010–$4.2M$4.2M
2009$1.2M$3.9M$5.1M
2008–$3.2M$3.2M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. May 12, 2020$10.1M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund6 To UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS INC Award P425F202964
  2. Apr 25, 2020$7.7M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund7 To UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS INC Award P425E202871
  3. Jan 21, 2022$415.0K from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund8 To UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS INC Award P425M210074
  4. $285.0K from Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development: Economic Development Initiative-Special Project, Neighborhood Initiative And Miscellaneous Grants9 To UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS INC Award B-09-SP-KY-0468

Largest direct payments

  1. $46.8M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program10 To UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS INC Award P063P251494
  2. $37.0M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program11 To UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS INC Award P063P241494
  3. $24.4M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program12 To UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS INC Award P063P231494