Liberty University

Liberty University is a private nonprofit college in Lynchburg, VA. Its average net price is $29,235 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$29,183
$30,001 to $48,000$25,675
$48,001 to $75,000$25,480
$75,001 to $110,000$26,767
$110,001 and up$31,043
$23,171Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$23,171Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$29,235Average Net Price
$14,614Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,544Books and Supplies
$6,656Other Expenses
45.8%Students on Pell Grants
76.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

99.0%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$45,539
8 years after entry$47,008
10 years after entry$46,945
63.9%Graduation Rate
80.1%Retention Rate
$22,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Lynchburg, VALocation
Small citySetting
50,012Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$57,477 n=210$28,000 n=213
Air Transportation$77,466 n=423$23,000 n=479
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,826 Small program - rough guide n=37$30,030 Small program - rough guide n=30
American Sign Language$37,521 National median for this major n=704Not published
Apparel and Textiles$41,039 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$32,912 Small program - rough guide n=76$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=88
Biopsychology$39,345 National median for this major n=149Not published
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,936 n=1,617$22,553 n=1,562
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$41,708 n=220$19,500 n=185
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$62,053 n=243$27,607 n=234
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572$28,083 Small program - rough guide n=34
Criminal Justice$51,033 n=614$25,000 n=664
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis$40,083 National median for this major n=120Not published
Design and Applied Arts$35,080 n=213$21,500 n=210
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831$32,506 Small program - rough guide n=46
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=62
Fire Protection$80,581 National median for this major n=1,073Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722$27,265 n=178
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,601 Small program - rough guide n=92$33,623 Small program - rough guide n=92
History$43,710 n=156$21,750 n=277
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$33,781 Small program - rough guide n=30$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=38
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838$24,832 Small program - rough guide n=40
Industrial Engineering$79,132 National median for this major n=4,420Not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,608 National median for this major n=2,721Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,392 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Legal Support Services$41,398 n=102$30,006 n=109
Liberal Arts$45,436 Small program - rough guide n=72Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$64,175 Small program - rough guide n=94$30,287 Small program - rough guide n=82
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$72,998 Small program - rough guide n=43$26,990 Small program - rough guide n=60
Military Systems and Maintenance Technology$89,394 Small program - rough guide n=51$22,062 Small program - rough guide n=58
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$44,160 Small program - rough guide n=33$38,666 Small program - rough guide n=31
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$44,956 n=1,253$25,560 n=1,482
Music$37,764 Small program - rough guide n=77$25,796 n=104
Non-Professional Legal Studies$53,846 Small program - rough guide n=79$25,297 n=185
Outdoor Education$33,572 National median for this major n=181Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$33,373 Small program - rough guide n=50$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=65
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$48,668 n=117$21,595 n=155
Psychology$37,243 n=898$28,889 n=1,409
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$38,008 Small program - rough guide n=32$21,375 Small program - rough guide n=36
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$36,007 Small program - rough guide n=76$24,250 Small program - rough guide n=46
Registered Nursing$76,136 n=451$27,000 n=278
Religion/Religious Studies$41,781 n=508$34,312 n=600
Religious Music and Worship$38,915 Small program - rough guide n=64$24,437 Small program - rough guide n=66
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$30,895 Small program - rough guide n=56$21,747 n=192
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$41,728 n=199$32,983 n=269
Special Education and Teaching$46,607 Small program - rough guide n=91$38,462 n=104
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$35,333 n=131$25,266 n=205
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650$26,667 Small program - rough guide n=42
Teaching$35,773 n=463$29,334 n=631
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$35,861 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754$21,250 Small program - rough guide n=43
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published
Zoology/Animal Biology$33,118 National median for this major n=2,431Not published

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