Liberty University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 260,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 40,544
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 30%
From Region 17%
Athletes 551 (1.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Black 10%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rawlings School of Divinity 749 62% 59% 1% 9% 7% 1% $52,341 2 +0.19 42 89% 10.1%
Biblical Studies 80 — 62% 57% 2% 9% 5% 0% $46,699 31 -0.51 26 93% — — — —
Christian Leadership & Church Ministries 35 — 49% 63% 0% 9% 3% 0% $53,786 75 +0.36 45 86% — — — —
Christian Studies 25 — 44% 88% 4% 4% 4% 0% $53,827 76 +0.37 45 87% 10.3% — — —
Pastoral Leadership 16 — 88% 62% 0% 6% 19% 6% $50,083 44 -0.09 35 92% — — — —
Religious Studies 480 — 65% 56% 1% 10% 6% 1% $53,827 76 +0.37 45 87% 10.3% — — —
Theology & Apologetics 15 — 80% 53% 7% 0% 20% 0% $49,924 43 -0.11 35 — — — — —
Worship Leadership 74 — 55% 64% 3% 7% 14% 1% $49,331 41 -0.18 33 100% 9.1% — — —
Youth Ministries 24 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 4% 4% $50,083 44 -0.09 35 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Behavioral Sciences 1,601 18% 61% 2% 9% 7% 1% $47,058 1 -1.14 27 86% 10.5%
Biopsychology 8 — 25% 38% 25% 25% 0% 0% $59,985 19 -0.61 61 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 31 — 61% 55% 0% 10% 0% 3% $48,294 13 -0.86 30 85% 7.6% — — —
Family & Child Development 36 — 0% 78% 6% 6% 6% 3% $38,580 5 -1.74 10 86% — — — —
Family & Consumer Sciences 30 — 7% 90% 3% 0% 3% 0% $44,519 9 -1.04 21 89% — — — —
Psychology 1,272 — 19% 61% 1% 9% 8% 1% $47,464 10 -1.15 28 85% 10.9% — — —
Social Work 187 — 9% 55% 2% 12% 6% 1% $44,886 10 -0.99 22 94% 8.8% — — —
Fashion 37 — 5% 76% 3% 3% 5% 0% $50,590 12 -1.09 37 88% 9.0% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 1,985 55% 63% 2% 6% 8% 2% $72,266 51 -0.38 80 94% 6.4%
Accounting & Data Analysis 199 — 45% 64% 2% 4% 8% 3% $71,698 16 -0.99 79 91% 6.7% — — —
Business Administration & Data Analysis 1,690 — 55% 63% 2% 7% 8% 2% $71,660 47 -0.31 79 94% 6.4% — — —
Hospitality Management 13 — 8% 85% 8% 0% 0% 0% $55,698 29 -0.44 50 — — — — —
Information Systems 83 — 78% 54% 2% 12% 10% 1% $88,565 43 -0.22 92 97% 6.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Communication and the Arts 2,466 43% 62% 2% 8% 7% 1% $54,059 2 -0.30 46 90% 6.6%
American Sign Language & Interpreting 11 — 0% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,329 14 -1.01 47 100% — — — —
English 12 — 25% 58% 0% 0% 17% 0% $46,369 20 -0.74 25 89% — — — —
History 224 — 61% 68% 1% 2% 6% 0% $50,736 26 -0.60 37 90% 8.2% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1,337 — 48% 55% 1% 12% 7% 1% $56,921 58 -0.04 54 88% 6.3% — — —
Military Studies 39 — 95% 56% 0% 3% 5% 0% $50,736 26 -0.60 37 90% 8.2% — — —
Spanish 7 — 14% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $50,883 24 -0.64 38 — — — — —
Writing 228 — 22% 68% 0% 4% 7% 0% $44,441 10 -0.97 21 — — — — —
Communication 186 — 22% 74% 1% 5% 6% 1% $59,225 45 -0.25 59 95% — — — —
Global & Intercultural Engagement 15 — 7% 73% 0% 7% 13% 0% $40,701 1 -1.47 13 100% — — — —
Acting 7 — 29% 57% 0% 14% 0% 14% $44,373 58 +0.18 21 — — — — —
Digital Media & Journalism 62 — 60% 74% 5% 6% 5% 2% $55,768 57 +0.01 51 93% — — — —
Film Production & Creative Development 60 — 67% 80% 0% 3% 0% 3% $47,545 44 -0.22 28 92% — — — —
Graphic Design 157 — 25% 66% 4% 6% 8% 2% $50,938 22 -0.71 38 96% — — — —
Interior Design 31 — 0% 71% 10% 6% 0% 3% $50,938 1 -1.96 38 96% — — — —
Studio & Digital Arts 74 — 24% 73% 3% 1% 4% 1% $49,783 33 -0.40 34 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,093 41 -0.19 22 — — — — —
Theatre Arts 11 — 0% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,373 58 +0.18 21 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 608 12% 69% 1% 4% 7% 1% $46,071 1 -1.09 25 86% 10.2%
Education (PreK-12) 36 — 47% 56% 0% 14% 14% 0% $51,307 30 -0.44 39 — — — — —
Education (PreK-12): Spanish 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,897 53 -0.08 48 — — — — —
Elementary Education 373 — 6% 71% 1% 3% 6% 1% $43,473 6 -1.31 19 86% 10.5% — — —
Middle Education 20 — 20% 50% 0% 10% 10% 5% $43,473 7 -1.36 19 86% 10.5% — — —
Physical Education & Health 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $61,625 68 +0.48 64 92% — — — —
Secondary Education (Grades 6-12): Biology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,625 78 +0.37 64 92% — — — —
Secondary Education (Grades 6-12): Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,440 61 -0.03 55 — — — — —
Secondary Education (Grades 6-12): English 35 — 6% 69% 0% 6% 3% 0% $52,600 38 -0.40 42 — — — — —
Secondary Education (Grades 6-12): Family & Consumer Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,625 60 +0.09 64 92% — — — —
Secondary Education (Grades 6-12): Mathematics 6 — 0% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $56,415 55 -0.13 52 — — — — —
Secondary Education (Grades 6-12): Physics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,588 62 -0.02 55 — — — — —
Secondary Education (Grades 6-12): Social Studies 27 — 59% 78% 0% 0% 4% 0% $54,376 49 -0.19 47 — — — — —
Special Education 60 — 8% 68% 2% 5% 2% 0% $49,162 12 -1.02 33 89% 8.6% — — —
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language 37 — 16% 57% 5% 3% 22% 5% $45,536 3 -1.39 23 86% 9.8% — — —
Education (PreK-12): Art 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,957 63 +0.23 32 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Computational Sciences 1,160 84% 58% 2% 5% 8% 3% $102,937 95 +0.41 97 96% 5.3%
Civil Engineering 39 — 77% 69% 0% 0% 13% 3% $96,715 78 +0.63 95 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 11 — 82% 73% 0% 9% 0% 0% $96,004 6 -0.99 95 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 9 — 100% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,019 7 -0.95 95 100% — — — —
Industrial & Systems Engineering 13 — 85% 69% 8% 8% 0% 0% $94,969 6 -1.20 95 95% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 60 — 85% 88% 2% 0% 2% 0% $89,168 6 -1.26 92 100% — — — —
Computer Science 68 — 85% 68% 7% 3% 6% 7% $97,652 20 -0.80 96 96% — — — —
Cybersecurity Science & Operations 55 — 87% 58% 0% 5% 11% 2% $96,155 56 +0.13 95 — — — — —
Information Technology 200 — 86% 58% 2% 10% 9% 4% $97,652 60 -0.03 96 96% — — — —
Applied Mathematics & Statistics 41 — 68% 51% 5% 10% 10% 0% $82,769 13 -0.82 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 50% 75% 12% 0% 0% 0% $68,306 34 -0.32 75 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 — 57% 57% 14% 0% 14% 14% $62,895 14 -0.85 66 92% — — — —
Physics 31 — 77% 45% 3% 3% 10% 0% $76,581 26 -0.50 84 — — — — —
Aeronautics 421 — 87% 53% 1% 5% 8% 3% $110,424 81 +1.00 98 96% 5.6% — — —
Aviation Maintenance 78 — 95% 55% 1% 1% 10% 4% $123,760 99 +1.86 99 — 3.5% — — —
Aviation Management 94 — 74% 54% 0% 7% 7% 5% $110,424 81 +1.00 98 96% 5.6% — — —
Engineering Technology 25 — 76% 52% 0% 16% 12% 0% $95,480 84 +0.56 95 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Government 956 49% 56% 2% 9% 12% 1% $68,273 38 +0.87 75 94% 7.6%
Government 135 — 61% 63% 2% 4% 7% 1% $72,889 57 +0.05 80 92% 7.4% — — —
International Relations 18 — 28% 56% 0% 0% 11% 6% $77,612 69 +0.25 85 100% — — — —
Social Sciences 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,488 42 -0.31 45 95% — — — —
Criminal Justice 602 — 53% 55% 1% 11% 13% 1% $64,178 77 +0.59 69 94% 6.5% — — —
Forensic Science 14 — 7% 79% 0% 0% 7% 7% $60,361 57 +0.06 62 — — — — —
Law & Policy 185 — 36% 52% 2% 11% 15% 2% $78,084 99 +2.51 85 — 11.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Health Sciences 703 30% 74% 3% 5% 5% 2% $67,097 35 -0.65 73 95% 7.5%
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,337 22 -0.46 72 — — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 98 — 37% 79% 3% 1% 6% 5% $65,570 33 -0.36 71 96% — — — —
Biotechnology 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,280 21 -0.55 70 — — — — —
Conservation & Environmental Biology 8 — 12% 62% 12% 0% 12% 0% $49,246 23 -0.78 33 — — — — —
Zoo & Wildlife Biology 31 — 35% 87% 3% 3% 3% 0% $48,116 18 -0.72 30 94% — — — —
Zoology 9 — 44% 67% 0% 0% 0% 11% $48,116 18 -0.72 30 94% — — — —
Camp & Outdoor Adventure Leadership 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $26,402 0 -4.13 2 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 95 — 47% 81% 2% 4% 2% 1% $55,301 24 -0.76 49 95% 10.9% — — —
Nursing 247 — 8% 73% 2% 6% 6% 1% $86,055 26 -0.62 90 95% 4.6% — — —
Public Health 43 — 9% 74% 2% 9% 2% 0% $60,132 32 -0.46 61 93% — — — —
Respiratory Therapy 32 — 22% 59% 16% 6% 3% 0% $51,071 6 -1.19 38 — — — — —
Coaching 10 — 50% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% $55,301 28 -0.63 49 95% 10.9% — — —
Sport Management 112 — 65% 66% 1% 9% 4% 2% $55,301 28 -0.63 49 95% 10.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Music 90 40% 69% 1% 4% 10% 1% $41,356 0 -0.58 14 94%
Commercial Music 54 — 50% 63% 2% 6% 13% 2% $41,356 27 -0.58 14 94% — — — —
Music & Worship 6 — 17% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $41,356 27 -0.58 14 94% — — — —
Music Education 12 — 17% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,356 27 -0.58 14 94% — — — —
Music History, Literature, and Theory 7 — 29% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $41,356 27 -0.58 14 94% — — — —
Music Instrumental (Brass) 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,356 27 -0.58 14 94% — — — —
Music Instrumental (Keyboard) — — — — — — — — $41,356 27 -0.58 14 94% — — — —
Music Instrumental (Strings) 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,356 27 -0.58 14 94% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $41,356 27 -0.58 14 94% — — — —
Music Vocal 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,356 27 -0.58 14 94% — — — —
Music in World Cultures — — — — — — — — $41,356 27 -0.58 14 94% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $25,170
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 1%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 25.5% 2,627 52% 58% 1% 9% 7% 1% $53,747 44 -0.13 45 89% 7.6%
Business & Economics 20.4% 2,107 55% 63% 2% 7% 7% 2% $71,284 30 -0.39 79 94% 6.7%
Social Sciences 18.2% 1,881 21% 63% 1% 8% 7% 1% $50,219 10 -0.96 36 88% 10.4%
Professional 13.8% 1,419 64% 54% 1% 8% 11% 2% $86,564 86 +1.05 91 95% 6.7%
Education 5.9% 604 13% 68% 1% 4% 7% 1% $46,052 9 -1.10 25 86% 10.2%
Arts 5.2% 538 33% 72% 3% 4% 5% 2% $49,042 39 -0.57 32 94% 9.0%
Health Sciences 4.2% 434 18% 74% 3% 6% 5% 1% $72,546 29 -0.73 80 95% 6.3%
Computer Science 3.1% 323 86% 60% 3% 8% 9% 4% $97,397 26 -0.16 95 96% —
Engineering 1.3% 132 83% 79% 2% 2% 5% 1% $93,074 11 -0.65 94 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.2% 126 36% 75% 5% 2% 6% 4% $64,210 33 -0.41 69 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 87 69% 52% 6% 6% 9% 1% $77,635 47 -0.66 85 92% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 40 38% 82% 2% 2% 2% 2% $48,116 6 -0.72 30 94% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.5M #316 54% $0.1M 1 #216 35 —
Health Sciences $0.4M #301 13% $0 95 #16 661 —
Computer Science $0.2M #345 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #467 0% $0 1,022 #1 4,647 —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #500 0% $0 — — 9 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #618 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 1,060 #1 — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 254 #1 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.5M #524 36% $0.1M 2,432 #1 5,352 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $23.0M $23.0M $0
Track & Field (combined) 94 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 39 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Soccer 26 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 15 $5.6M $5.6M $0
Golf 11 $750K $750K $0
Tennis 9 $752K $752K $0
Total 275 $34.8M $34.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 162 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Swimming & Diving 37 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Lacrosse 34 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 31 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Field Hockey 27 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Softball 27 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Volleyball 17 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Basketball 14 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Tennis 10 $896K $896K $0
Total 276 $16.0M $16.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 256 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Football 117 $23.0M $23.0M $0
Soccer 57 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Baseball 39 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 37 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Lacrosse 34 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Basketball 29 $8.6M $8.6M $0
Field Hockey 27 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Softball 27 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Tennis 19 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 17 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Golf 11 $750K $750K $0
Total 551 $62.1M $62.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 50%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 50% 50% 50%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional