More selective than 5% of Virginia colleges we cover.
College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $42,025. College Scorecard.
Higher than 60% of Virginia colleges we cover and 70% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 18% of Virginia colleges we cover and 25% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
Liberty University acceptance rate & admissions
Of 36,921 applicants, Liberty University admitted 36,671 and 6,419 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class).
IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class
Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
Liberty University tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
State aid: Virginia residents studying full-time at eligible private nonprofit Virginia colleges may receive the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG): up to $5,250 a year for undergraduates in 2025-26, depending on state funding. Not included in the prices above. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), VTAG
Liberty University majors, earnings & careers
Liberty University offers 79 bachelor's majors across 11 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Humanities & Languages · 16
- Social Sciences & Public Service · 15
- Science & Math · 11
- Health & Medicine · 7
- Arts & Design · 6
- Education · 6
- Business & Finance · 5
- Engineering · 5
- Communications & Media · 3
- Trades & Applied Technology · 3
- Technology & Computing · 2
Highest-earning majors at Liberty University
| Major | Earnings, 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation | $102,096 | $24,874 |
| Industrial Engineering | $94,928 | — |
| Electrical Engineering | $89,244 | $26,899 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $89,129 | $27,000 |
| Management Information Systems | $84,228 | $31,000 |
| Nursing | $82,883 | $27,457 |
| Computer and Information Sciences | $82,116 | $28,068 |
| Mathematics | $81,095 | $27,500 |
Quick list of all 79 majors
- Accounting$63,307
- Air Transportation$102,096
- Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech)$49,103
- American Sign Language$48,109
- Apparel and Textiles$38,226
- Applied Mathematics—
- Bible Studies—
- Biochemistry—
- Biology$50,666
- Biopsychology—
- Biotechnology—
- Broadcasting / Digital Media$50,891
- Business—
- Business Administration$67,269
- Cell / Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences—
- Chemistry—
- Civil Engineering—
- Communications$54,911
- Computer and Information Sciences$82,116
- Computer Engineering—
- Construction Trades—
- Criminal Justice$61,715
- Cultural Studies / Critical Theory and Analysis—
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology—
- Education$41,664
- Education (Elementary / Secondary)$40,952
- Education (Subject Teaching)—
- Education, Other—
- Electrical Engineering$89,244
- English$42,576
- Family and Consumer Sciences / Human Sciences—
- Film and Photography$43,025
- Fire Protection—
- Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design$47,797
- Health Administration$58,969
- Health Sciences—
- History$46,496
- Hospitality Management—
- Human Development and Family Studies$38,332
- Human Services$36,290
- Industrial Engineering$94,928
- Information Technology—
- Interdisciplinary Studies$46,274
- International / Global Studies$40,897
- International Relations$71,436
- Journalism$51,940
- Kinesiology / Exercise Science$51,061
- Legal Studies / Paralegal—
- Legal Support Services$48,589
- Liberal Arts / General Studies$45,257
- Management Information Systems$84,228
- Mathematics$81,095
- Mechanical Engineering$89,129
- Military Systems and Maintenance Technology—
- Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$53,357
- Music$42,960
- Nursing$82,883
- Outdoor Education—
- Pastoral Counseling / Ministry$46,531
- Philosophy—
- Physics—
- Political Science$56,550
- Psychology$45,340
- Public Administration—
- Public Health$48,926
- Religious Music and Worship$51,701
- Religious Studies$47,991
- Security / Homeland Security—
- Social Sciences$41,811
- Social Work$48,003
- Spanish / French / Romance Languages—
- Special Education$47,241
- Studio Art—
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$46,899
- Theatre—
- Theology / Ministry—
- Visual and Performing Arts—
- Writing—
- Zoology / Animal Biology$41,103
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Business Administration → Management analyst
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Criminal Justice → Police officer
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 3.5% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Lynchburg
Overall prices in the Lynchburg, VA area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $1,117. Housing costs 36% below the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 43 inches of rain a year, 12 inches of snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
No hazard rated high.
FEMA National Risk Index, Lynchburg City
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Lynchburg City at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare Liberty University with similar schools
Similar private colleges in Virginia by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University | 99% | $29,357 | 65% | $44,813 | This school |
| Eastern Mennonite University | 100% | $24,588 | 67% | $54,869 | |
| Marymount University | 93% | $29,137 | 54% | $67,516 | |
| Bridgewater College | 92% | $17,800 | 53% | $53,453 | |
| Randolph-Macon College | 87% | $27,866 | 70% | $58,448 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
Liberty University would cost you $4,769 more per year than Eastern Mennonite University, on average.
- Lower sticker price at Liberty University, mostly from lower tuition & fees (−$21,455).
- Eastern Mennonite University gives aided families $19,500 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Virginia resident | Liberty University | EMU | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & fees | $22,465 | $43,920 | −$21,455 |
| Books & supplies | $1,599 | $1,100 | +$499 |
| Housing & meals | $12,919 | $12,620 | +$299 |
| Personal & travel | $6,940 | $2,920 | +$4,020 |
| Living-at-home adjustment | −$1,898 | −$3,804 | +$1,906 |
| Sticker price | $42,025 | $56,756 | −$14,731 |
| Average grants | −$12,668 | −$32,168 | +$19,500 |
| You pay | $29,357 | $24,588 | +$4,769 |
“+” means Liberty University costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about Liberty University
What is the Liberty University acceptance rate?
Liberty University accepts 99% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 36,671 of 36,921 applicants were admitted.
How much does Liberty University cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $42,025 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $29,357 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $30,667 and families earning $110k+ pay $30,545.
How much do Liberty University graduates earn?
Former Liberty University students earn a median $44,813 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the Liberty University graduation rate?
65% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 80% return for their second year.
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Liberty University: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/liberty-university (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).