10-yr median earnings
$44,813
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Lynchburg, Virginia
Liberty University
Liberty University is a private nonprofit institution in Lynchburg, Virginia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $44,813
- 10-yr median earnings
- 99.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $29,357
- Avg net price / yr
- 64.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Liberty University pairs above-median former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 40%
- former-student earnings, US
- 99.0%
- acceptance rate
- 64.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +13%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Liberty University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
44/100
Liberty University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C
$44,813
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$29,357
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C+
64.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$24,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
61.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C+
80.1%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$29,357
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
64.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 64.4%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Liberty University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Liberty University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Liberty University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$44,813 Top 40% higher than 60% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Liberty University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $44,813 | #2035 of 5103 | 60th |
| Average net price | $29,357 | #4422 of 5020 | 12th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 64.4% | #1869 of 4858 | 62nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 50,012 | #10 of 5462 | 100th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
50,012
Undergraduate enrollment
99.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
64.4%
150%-time completion
$44,813
10-yr median earnings
80.1%
First-year retention
How Liberty University ranks in Virginia
State rank among 125 reporting Virginia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Liberty University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $44,813 | #51 of 125 | 59th |
| Average net price | $29,357 | #97 of 107 | 9th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 64.4% | #30 of 102 | 71st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 50,012 | #1 of 126 | 99th |
Highest former-student earnings in Virginia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington and Lee University | $94,810 | $23,781 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Virginia | $92,405 | $33,199 |
| 3 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | $86,863 | $21,565 |
| 4 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | $81,698 | $24,953 |
| 5 | Sentara College of Health Sciences | $77,821 | - |
| 6 | Virginia Military Institute | $77,369 | $17,113 |
| 7 | Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing | $77,014 | - |
| 8 | George Mason University | $76,343 | $17,915 |
| 9 | University of Richmond | $76,178 | $31,309 |
| 10 | William & Mary | $73,490 | $19,096 |
| 11 | Southside College of Health Sciences | $71,380 | - |
| 12 | James Madison University | $69,954 | $23,322 |
| 51 | Liberty UniversityThis school | $44,813 | $29,357 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 99.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Liberty University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$30,667 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$27,807 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$27,347 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$30,545 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Liberty University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $22,465 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $22,465 |
| Average Net Price | $29,357 |
38.3%
Pell Grant Rate
46.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$24,500
Median Debt
$260/mo
Monthly Payment
Published tuition barely moved. What students actually pay rose +25.2%.
Between 2013 and 2023, Liberty University's published in-state tuition went from $20,768 to $21,222 (+2.2%), but average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort after grant aid, went from $23,602 to $29,552. The sticker price and the real price moved apart.
Published tuition
+2.2%
$20,768 → $21,222
Average net price
+25.2%
$23,602 → $29,552
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $23,6022023 · $29,552
Over the same years, enrollment went +6.7% (47,079 → 50,242 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
White 56.6%
African American 10.5%
Hispanic or Latino 7.9%
Asian 1.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.2%
International 0.8%
Student body at a glance
64.4%
Female
42.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
80.1%
Retention Rate
$39,707
Median Earnings (6yr)
60.6%
Earning Over $25K
61.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 64.4% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 80.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $39,707 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $44,813 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 60.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 61.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $24,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $260/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 56 | 9,690 | $55,650 | $102,096 | $25,223 |
| Master's | 41 | 10,122 | $67,754 | $112,935 | $33,326 |
| Associate's | 11 | 1,066 | $45,411 | $56,274 | $23,761 |
| Graduate Certificate | 7 | 770 | - | - | - |
| Doctoral | 6 | 1,370 | $94,526 | $176,742 | $104,927 |
| Certificate | 4 | 231 | $47,160 | $47,160 | $20,956 |
Top programs at Liberty University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Medicine
Medicine
$176,742 median earnings
- Design and Applied Arts
Design and Applied Arts
$112,935 median earnings
- Intelligence, Command Cont…
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
$107,828 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$107,245 median earnings
- Air Transportation
Air Transportation
$102,096 median earnings
- Management Information Sys…
Management Information Systems and Services
$101,349 median earnings
- Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering
$94,928 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$90,025 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Liberty University? ▼
Liberty University is a private nonprofit institution in Lynchburg, Virginia. The acceptance rate is 99.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 50,012 students.
How much do Liberty University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Liberty University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $44,813 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $39,707.
How much does Liberty University cost? ▼
The average net price at Liberty University is $29,357. In-state tuition is $22,465 and out-of-state tuition is $22,465. Median student debt at graduation is $24,500.
What is the graduation rate at Liberty University? ▼
Liberty University has a 64.4% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 80.1%.
Is Liberty University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Liberty University is $24,500, while former students earn a median of $44,813 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 55% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 61.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $260.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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