University of Lynchburg

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Disciples of Christ
Population 260,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,593
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 57%
From Region 9%
Athletes 575 (37.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
International 17%
Black 8%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 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
University of Lynchburg 345 34% 67% 1% 11% 8% 1% $61,620 14 -0.53 50 97%
Computer Science 5 — 80% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $90,561 12 -1.01 89 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,371 21 -0.60 59 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,625 26 -0.67 64 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $69,031 11 -1.05 66 — — — — —
Statistics 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,377 3 -1.21 69 — — — — —
Biology 18 — 33% 72% 6% 6% 6% 0% $62,720 30 -0.43 53 98% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $62,720 25 -0.61 53 98% — — — —
Environmental Science 6 +1 17% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,569 34 -0.39 33 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 42 — 29% 79% 0% 7% 2% 0% $69,039 79 +0.85 66 100% — — — —
Nursing 39 — 10% 64% 3% 10% 3% 0% $86,332 28 -0.59 87 98% — — — —
Public Health 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $53,967 14 -1.04 29 98% — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 13 — 0% 54% 0% 38% 8% 0% $53,967 14 -1.04 29 98% — — — —
Accounting 11 — 55% 45% 0% 18% 27% 0% $71,682 16 -0.99 71 — — — — —
Business Administration 44 +1 59% 70% 0% 7% 9% 2% $63,353 17 -0.74 54 100% — — — —
Digital Marketing — — — — — — — — $63,128 11 -1.12 54 — — — — —
Economics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $76,148 18 -0.82 77 100% — — — —
Finance 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,960 9 -0.90 73 — — — — —
Marketing 6 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,808 10 -1.15 53 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership — — — — — — — — $63,353 13 -0.91 54 100% — — — —
Sport Management 10 — 90% 50% 0% 30% 20% 0% $52,743 18 -0.90 26 100% — — — —
African Studies — — — — — — — — $49,654 20 -0.76 18 — — — — —
English 9 +1 22% 44% 0% 11% 11% 0% $44,284 10 -0.99 9 84% — — — —
History 7 — 43% 57% 0% 14% 0% 0% $48,618 14 -0.81 16 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,618 16 -0.74 18 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,078 14 -0.93 17 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $49,531 41 -0.16 18 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,542 20 -0.76 18 — — — — —
Communication Studies 13 +1 38% 62% 0% 8% 15% 0% $51,505 14 -0.97 23 96% — — — —
International Relations 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,748 14 -0.73 42 — — — — —
Political Science 2 +4 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,495 16 -0.94 44 — — — — —
Psychology 24 +1 29% 62% 0% 21% 12% 4% $49,826 21 -0.79 19 90% — — — —
Sociology 3 — 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% $49,173 17 -0.70 17 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies — — — — — — — — $55,297 24 -0.60 33 — — — — —
Education 7 — 14% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $50,321 24 -0.56 20 — — — — —
Elementary Education 5 — 0% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $48,488 26 -0.56 16 97% — — — —
English Education 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,370 25 -0.71 20 — — — — —
Physical Education 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,743 28 -0.62 26 100% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,467 14 -0.84 20 — — — — —
Spanish Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,442 25 -0.70 20 — — — — —
Special Education — — — — — — — — $51,406 29 -0.68 22 — — — — —
Art 11 +1 27% 64% 9% 9% 0% 0% $36,444 8 -1.11 3 — — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $36,628 10 -1.09 3 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $50,370 65 +0.39 20 — — — — —
Theatre 3 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $36,604 14 -0.87 3 — — — — —
Criminology 28 +8 25% 82% 0% 4% 7% 0% $58,483 46 -0.19 41 94% — — — —
Intelligence — +4 — — — — — — $63,438 15 -1.18 54 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,175
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

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
Health Sciences 28.4% 98 16% 68% 1% 13% 4% 0% $73,306 32 -0.05 73 99% —
Business & Economics 21.4% 74 62% 66% 0% 11% 14% 1% $63,589 9 -0.84 55 100% —
Social Sciences 13.9% 48 31% 60% 0% 17% 12% 2% $51,758 17 -0.83 23 92% —
Professional 8.1% 28 25% 82% 0% 4% 7% 0% $58,483 22 -0.19 41 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.0% 24 37% 75% 4% 4% 8% 0% $62,720 27 -0.48 53 98% —
Education 5.8% 20 20% 65% 0% 10% 0% 0% $50,133 25 -0.62 20 98% —
Humanities 5.8% 20 30% 60% 0% 10% 5% 0% $46,833 8 -0.89 13 84% —
Arts 4.3% 15 40% 47% 7% 27% 7% 0% $36,488 3 -1.06 3 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 7 71% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,052 17 -0.72 63 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 6 17% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,569 30 -0.39 33 100% —
Computer Science 1.4% 5 80% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $90,561 17 -1.01 89 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #601 73% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #497 67% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.0M #643 71% — — — — —

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 D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 172 $253K $253K $0
Lacrosse 60 $290K $290K $0
Baseball 48 $371K $371K $0
Soccer 34 $204K $204K $0
Swimming 34 $157K $157K $0
Basketball 18 $254K $254K $0
Volleyball 13 $103K $103K $0
Golf 11 $160K $160K $0
Tennis 5 $36K $36K $0
Total 292 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 106 $224K $224K $0
Equestrian 48 $330K $330K $0
Field Hockey 25 $198K $198K $0
Lacrosse 25 $175K $175K $0
Softball 25 $211K $211K $0
Soccer 22 $280K $280K $0
Swimming 22 $157K $157K $0
Volleyball 21 $207K $207K $0
Beach Volleyball 19 $112K $112K $0
Basketball 15 $133K $133K $0
Tennis 8 $52K $52K $0
Golf 6 $118K $118K $0
Total 283 $2.2M $2.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 278 $477K $477K $0
Lacrosse 85 $465K $465K $0
Soccer 56 $485K $485K $0
Swimming 56 $314K $314K $0
Baseball 48 $371K $371K $0
Equestrian 48 $330K $330K $0
Volleyball 34 $311K $311K $0
Basketball 33 $387K $387K $0
Field Hockey 25 $198K $198K $0
Softball 25 $211K $211K $0
Beach Volleyball 19 $112K $112K $0
Golf 17 $278K $278K $0
Tennis 13 $89K $89K $0
Total 575 $4.7M $4.7M $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 97%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

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
Submitted Test Scores 12%
SAT Range 980 – 1230
SAT Math Range 460 – 610
SAT RW Range 520 – 620