- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Liberty University
Lynchburg, VACity: smallZIP 24515Founded 1971
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1971
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1976
- Website
- www.liberty.edu
VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Liberty University
Liberty University is a private nonprofit university in Lynchburg, Virginia, with 50,012 undergraduates. It admits 99% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $29,235 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate99%
Retention80%
4-year graduation55%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans76%
$29,235net price / year
99%admission rate
—average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$46,945median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,500median debt
#1,396 of 1,704 for earnings#1,427 of 1,739 for lowest net price#544 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,474 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $43,989tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $23,171
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,171
- Average net price
- $29,235national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,183
$30,001–48,000$25,675
$48,001–75,000$25,480
$75,001–110,000$26,767
$110,001+$31,043
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 99%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college99%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,539
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,945middle 50%: $26,663–$71,212
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,212
Median, Liberty University$46,945
Lower quarter$26,663
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 50,012
- Part-time
- 35%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 30.9
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 16%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,826 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,004
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,598,059,324
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic7.9%
Black10%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown18%
29 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management19%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies13%
Psychology12%
Education7.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.6%
Health professions5.5%
Philosophy & religious studies4.7%
Transportation & materials moving4.0%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI | $29,239 | 67% | $61,992 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 232557. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1468607.