Colleges / Liberty University
College · Private nonprofit · Lynchburg, VA · City
Lib

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Religious affiliation
Address1971 University Blvd, Lynchburg, VA 24515
Websitewww.liberty.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate99%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size50,012
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $29k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 99% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

50,012 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $42k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$168k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$117k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$22.5k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$1,596

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr65%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out1%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
50,012
Location
Lynchburg, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White57%
  • Unknown17%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students42%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time35%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 79

What you can study.

Colleges / Liberty University
College · Private nonprofit · Lynchburg, VA · City
Lib

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Religious affiliation
Address1971 University Blvd, Lynchburg, VA 24515
Websitewww.liberty.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate99%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size50,012
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $29k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 99% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

50,012 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $42k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$168k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$117k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$22.5k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$1,596

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr65%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out1%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
50,012
Location
Lynchburg, VA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White57%
  • Unknown17%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students42%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time35%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 79

What you can study.