Lynchburg, VA · Private · 50,012 undergraduates · urban
Liberty University
Less selective
Liberty pairs a large residential university with an explicitly evangelical Christian academic and campus culture.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Strongest in student experience and academic standing.- Admission
- 99.3% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 44%
36,921 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$44,813 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Liberty University apart
Academic design
Its broad program menu spans engineering, aviation, nursing, business, government, music and health sciences, with Christian faith integrated into instruction.
Campus pattern
The Lynchburg campus is large, highly residential and athletics-centered, with extensive recreation facilities against the Blue Ridge foothills.
Career & value signal
Few private universities combine this scale of residential life, online infrastructure and faith-based professional education under one institution.
Can I get in?
99.3% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
36,921About 99 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Liberty University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Liberty University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Its broad program menu spans engineering, aviation, nursing, business, government, music and health sciences, with Christian faith integrated into instruction.
Make institutional fit specific
Liberty pairs a large residential university with an explicitly evangelical Christian academic and campus culture.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Liberty University publishes one merit award, the largest reaching full tuition or more. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year
In the season card
This award, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Liberty University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Psychology, General
Religion/Religious Studies
Criminal Justice and Corrections
What is campus life like?
Liberty University beyond the classroom
The Lynchburg campus is large, highly residential and athletics-centered, with extensive recreation facilities against the Blue Ridge foothills.
A defining academic feature
Its broad program menu spans engineering, aviation, nursing, business, government, music and health sciences, with Christian faith integrated into instruction.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Lynchburg campus is large, highly residential and athletics-centered, with extensive recreation facilities against the Blue Ridge foothills.
Where the degree can lead
Few private universities combine this scale of residential life, online infrastructure and faith-based professional education under one institution.