- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VACity: smallZIP 24501Founded 1903
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1903
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.lynchburg.edu
VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
University of Lynchburg
University of Lynchburg is a private nonprofit university in Lynchburg, Virginia, with 1,577 undergraduates. It admits 43% of applicants, graduates 59% within six years and costs $27,198 a year after aid.
59%graduate
Admission rate43%
Retention71%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans46%
$27,198net price / year
43%admission rate
1125average SAT
59%graduate in 6 years
$57,425median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,118median debt
#922 of 1,704 for earnings#1,354 of 1,739 for lowest net price#721 of 1,738 for graduation rate#189 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
- $52,277tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,150
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,150
- Average net price
- $27,198national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,709
$30,001–48,000$21,455
$48,001–75,000$22,646
$75,001–110,000$24,455
$110,001+$30,167
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 43%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 520–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college43%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college59%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 59%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,441
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,425middle 50%: $39,808–$81,428
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,118
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,428
Median, University of Lynchburg$57,425
Lower quarter$39,808
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
- 1,577
- Part-time
- 2.9%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 77%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,271 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,737
- Endowment, end of year
- $140,631,750
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic6.8%
Black8.9%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident13%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown8.1%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences19%
Business & management18%
Health professions16%
Social sciences12%
Psychology7.0%
Education5.2%
Visual & performing arts4.3%
Communication & journalism3.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 232609. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6708469.