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Liberty University

Lynchburg, VAQuad's selectivityOpen
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Admissions · Fall 2024

10 in 10 applicants admitted

Liberty admits about 10 in 10 applicants (99%). That puts it in the "Open" tier, more selective than 4% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

99%

99%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityOpen

Applied

24,942

Admitted

24,687

Yield

24%

of admits enroll

Applications −45% since fall 2014 · admit rate 22% → 99%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A very large campus of 50,012 undergrads, where 38% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

50K

undergrads · larger than 100% of colleges

Diversity index

0.63

Pell Grant

38%

above the median

First generation

42%

above the median

Small cityNCAA D-I FBS · Conference USAROTCStudy abroad
Steady · index 0.64 → 0.63 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (15% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 16% of faculty are full-time. Spends $4,004 a year on instruction per student.

18 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 83% of colleges

Most popular major

Business Administration and Management, General

15% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Air Transportation

$102.1K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

16%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$4K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $30,545 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $6.3K more than the national median. The 97% who received grants paid $29,532 on average; the other 3% paid the full sticker price of $42,680.

28%

$30.5K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $6.3K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$42,680 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
37% · avg $12K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 28% of full price

Federal loans

46%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost falling · −8% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $44,813 ten years after enrolling, more than at 23% of colleges; 44% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.7 years of that salary.

44%

44%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$44.8K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$24.5K

≈ $260/month for 10 years

Retention

80%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 51% → 65% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price fell 3% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 8%, because grants grew faster. Applications fell 45% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 22% to 99%.

  • Cost

    Falling

    −8% after inflation

  • Applications

    Shrinking

    −45%

  • Selectivity

    Less selective

    admit rate 22% → 99%

  • Diversity

    Steady

    index 0.64 → 0.63

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 232557 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything