University of Lynchburg

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Lynchburg

University of Lynchburg operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,577 students of which 2,030 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Lynchburg is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 43.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,125. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,235, with published in-state tuition of $36,750 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.6%. Graduates earn a median of $56,380 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,261 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 112300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.