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#1801 of 14,131 In the World
#492 of 2,597 In North America
#445 of 2,496 In the United States
#13 of 63 In Virginia
#1 of 5 In Lynchburg
#732 of 1,139 For Military science
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Religion
Evangelical Christian
Acceptance rate
99%
Avg. cost to attend
$29,913 /y
Aid receiving
98%
Undergraduates
48,906
Graduates
47,803
Male:Female Ratio
41:59
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.liberty.edu

Liberty University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Liberty University has an acceptance rate of 99% and is among the 24% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 99% 99% 99%
Applicants 30,943 12,205 18,738
Admissions 30,723 12,119 18,604
Freshmen enrolled full time 4,688 2,091 2,597
Freshmen enrolled part time 1,426 679 747

7,031 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

81,026 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 49461 (51%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 20250 (21%)
Black or African American 14119 (15%)
Hispanic 6112 (6%)
Two or more races 3480 (4%)
Asian 1945 (2%)
Nonresident Alien 677 (0.7%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 257 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 156 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Liberty University is $29,913 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$29,913/year
Average aid awarded
$12,471
Students receiving aid
98%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $30,398
$30-48K $27,571
$48-75K $28,094
$75-110K $28,785
$110K+ $31,590

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $21,374$7,893
Tuition in-state $21,374$7,893
Tuition out-of-state $21,374$7,893
Fee in-district $1,137$512
Fee in-state $1,137$512
Fee out-of-state $1,137$512

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 8,823
Combined charge for room and board $11,260
Room charge $6,320
Meal charge $4,940

Liberty University majors

Liberty University has granted 10,025 bachelor's degrees across 102 programs, 10,390 master's across 80 programs, and 1,808 doctorate degrees across 25 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Liberty University.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 1,603 1,408 139
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 330 1,368 116
Psychology, General 182 1,211 4 9
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 60 604 455 14
Theology & Theological Studies 788 303
Counseling Psychology 792 89
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other 881
Religion & Religious Studies 73 645 8
Elementary Education and Teaching 235 378
Divinity & Ministry 9 591
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 164 403
Aeronautics & Aviation & Aerospace Science and Technology, General 418 35
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 450
Accounting 38 200 196
Curriculum and Instruction 92 307
Special Education and Teaching, General 100 289
History, General 7 231 136 5
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 100 139 42
Applied Psychology 269
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 253 5
Public Health, General 255
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 89 162
Social Work 238
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 219
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 161 58
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 84 118
Public Administration 26 160 1
Nursing Administration 184
Political Science and Government, General 140 39
Communication, General 176
Information Technology 152 19
Legal Assistant & Paralegal 69 95
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 49 109 2
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 81 73
Osteopathic Medicine & Osteopathy 144
Creative Writing 19 105 15
Design and Visual Communications, General 71 63
Biomedical Sciences, General 94 35
Management Information Systems, General 32 82 11
Graphic Design 108 16
Pre-Law Studies 123
Business & Commerce, General 118 3
Secondary Education and Teaching 121
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 34 77 9
Education, General 37 6 11 57
Religious & Sacred Music 61 31 16
International Relations and Affairs 50 57
Cyber & Electronic Operations and Warfare 105
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 102
American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence 96
Public Policy Analysis, General 80 4
Bible & Biblical Studies 1 78 2
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 76
Music Pedagogy 20 30 26
National Security Policy Studies 76
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 50 25
Organizational Leadership 71
Law 69
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 4 59
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 61
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 60
Finance, General 58
Public Health Education and Promotion 58
Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology 57
Computer and Information Sciences, General 56
Mechanical Engineering 56
Project Management 55
Religious Education 14 38
Medical Office Assistant & Specialist 51
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 50
Substance Abuse & Addiction Counseling 47
Music, Other 43
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 41
Christian Studies 13 17 5
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 35
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 1 33
Education, Other 32 1
Educational & Instructional Technology 33
Mathematics, General 16 17
Nursing Practice 32
History Teacher Education 31
Nutrition Sciences 31
Reading Teacher Education 31
Youth Ministry 29
Fire Services Administration 28
Apparel and Textiles, General 27
Human Development and Family Studies, General 27
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 27
Rhetoric and Composition 27
English Language and Literature, General 19 7
Lay Ministry 24
Aviation & Airway Management and Operations 22
Human Biology 22
International Law and Legal Studies 22
International & Globalization Studies 22
Pastoral Studies & Counseling 20
Respiratory Care Therapy & Therapist 20
Military History 2 17
Applied Mathematics, General 17
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 17
Informatics 11 6
Education & Teaching of the Gifted and Talented 16
Interior Design 16
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other 16
Wildlife Biology 16
Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 15
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 13
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other 14
Journalism 13
Music, General 12
Social Sciences, General 12
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 11
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 11
Urban Education and Leadership 11
Engineering & Industrial Management 10
Forensic Science and Technology 10
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 4 6
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 9
Spanish Language and Literature 9
Zoology & Animal Biology 9
Biotechnology 8
Chemistry, General 8
Environmental Biology 8
Biochemistry 7
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 7
Computer Engineering, General 7
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General 7
Music History, Literature, and Theory 7
Physics, General 7
American Sign Language (ASL) 6
Athletic Training & Trainer 6
Biopsychology 6
Philosophy 6
Engineering, General 4 1
Health Teacher Education 5
Musical Theatre 5
Outdoor Education 5
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other 5
Acting 4
Aircraft Powerplant Technology & Technician 4
Construction Trades, General 4
Fine & Studio Arts, General 2 2
Keyboard Instruments 4
Industrial Engineering 3
Voice and Opera 2
Airline Flight Attendant 1
Brass Instruments 1
Computer Software Engineering 1
Cultural Studies & Critical Theory and Analysis 1
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1
Human Services, General 1
Grand Total 1,156 10,025 10,390 1,808

Liberty University has a graduation rate of 66%, which is among the 30% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 66% 62% 69%
  • Full-time retention rate - 79%
  • Part-time retention rate - 31%

Publications & Citations

Liberty University has published 2,844 scientific papers with 12,057 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Medicine, Sociology, Psychology, Environmental Science, Computer Science, and Biology.

Publications
2,844
Citations
12,057

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
2,042 / 7,814
Political Science
1,321 / 5,715
Law
1,153 / 5,640
Philosophy
1,090 / 3,510
Medicine
1,003 / 7,519
Sociology
944 / 4,456
Psychology
908 / 5,870
Environmental Science
903 / 4,210
Computer Science
855 / 5,976
Biology
843 / 6,705
Engineering
692 / 4,392
History
690 / 1,773
Geography and Cartography
596 / 2,109
Physics
561 / 2,894
Mathematics
557 / 3,939
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
498 / 1,073
Business
491 / 2,636
Chemistry
466 / 3,764
Archaeology
426 / 1,627
Art & Design
419 / 1,130
Economics
415 / 2,305
Quantum and Particle physics
357 / 1,849
Pathology
353 / 2,913
Psychiatry
342 / 3,008
Education Majors
341 / 1,646
Geology
341 / 1,872
Linguistics
341 / 1,040
Social Psychology
327 / 2,657
Genetics
286 / 2,668
Statistics
278 / 2,722
Development Studies
270 / 1,908
Math Teachers
261 / 1,171
Biochemistry
249 / 2,710
Ecology
246 / 1,626
Paleontology
228 / 1,248
Management
223 / 1,710
Health Science
223 / 1,696
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
216 / 1,515
Nursing
213 / 1,429
Literature
211 / 319

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 18 10
1992 15 9
1993 22 13
1994 13 8
1995 11 20
1996 28 21
1997 24 26
1998 16 30
1999 30 35
2000 26 24
2001 20 34
2002 27 59
2003 31 55
2004 41 83
2005 42 88
2006 39 95
2007 47 135
2008 72 115
2009 224 166
2010 103 181
2011 88 196
2012 76 281
2013 77 342
2014 92 441
2015 139 522
2016 141 507
2017 118 479
2018 136 688
2019 169 800
2020 182 1319
2021 199 1681
2022 177 1646
2023 178 1662
Academic rankings

Liberty University alumni

  1. Seth Curry

    Seth Curry
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Enrolled in Liberty University
    Studied in 2008-2009
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Seth Adham Curry is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one year at Liberty University before transferring to Duke. He is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and the younger brother of NBA player Stephen Curry. He currently ranks seventh in NBA history in career three-point field goal percentage.

  2. Nick Foles

    Nick Foles
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Enrolled in Liberty University
    Studied divinity
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Nicholas Edward Foles is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. Foles previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats and was selected in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Foles had a breakout season in 2013 when he set the NFL season record for the best touchdown–interception ratio and led the Eagles to a division title, earning him Pro Bowl honors. Unable to duplicate his success the following year, Foles was traded to the St. Louis Rams, where he also struggled during his one season.

  3. Vic Mignogna

    Vic Mignogna
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    television directortelevision actorsingermusicianfilm director
    Biography

    Victor Joseph Mignogna is an American voice actor and musician known for his voice-over work in the English dubs of Japanese anime shows, such as Edward Elric from the Fullmetal Alchemist series, which earned him the American Anime Award for Best Actor in 2007. Other animation roles include Broly from the Dragon Ball films, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai D. Flowright in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Dark in D.N.Angel, Kurz Weber in the Full Metal Panic! series, Zero and Ichiru Kiryu in the Vampire Knight series, Christopher Aonuma in Digimon Fusion, Nagato and Obito Uchiha in Naruto Shippuden, Kougaiji in Saiyuki, Ikkaku Madarame in Bleach, Rohan Kishibe in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Hideki Kurohagi in Marvel Anime: Wolverine, Qrow Branwen in RWBY, and Matt Ishida in Digimon Adventure tri. In video games, he has voiced E-123 Omega in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and Junpei Iori from Persona 3. In live-action work, he has participated in several Star Trek fan productions, including Star Trek Continues, as Captain James T. Kirk.

  4. Shannon Bream

    Shannon Bream
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Enrolled in Liberty University
    Graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    journalistlawyerbeauty pageant contestanttelevision presenter
    Biography

    Shannon Noelle Bream is an American journalist and attorney who appears on Fox News Channel. In 2022 she became the host of the program Fox News Sunday. Prior to hosting Fox News Sunday, she was the host of Fox News @ Night for five years. She was also a former contestant in the Miss America 1991 and Miss USA 1995 pageants. Bream was also a correspondent for NEWS 12 Long Island in the 1990s.

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General info

Founded 1971
Motto Knowledge Aflame
Colors navy blue, white, red
Academic calendar August to May. Also Summer Sessions
Total FTE staff 6,105
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1971 University Blvd
Lynchburg, Virginia, 24515
United States
City population 79,000
Phone 4345822000

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