FourYearCost

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VAPrivate nonprofitRank 118 of 1,732

Heads-up: 39% of undergraduates here are part-time and 74% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$12,023
4,570 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$6,268
35,321 recipients
The drop
$5,755
47.9% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$12,023Later years$6,268

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$30,504
$30–48k$28,423
$48–75k$26,312
$75–110k$28,290
$110k+$31,028

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$22,511
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$21,222
Change−$1,289 (-5.7%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$12,919

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$22,5842018-19$22,7472019-20$21,5872020-21$22,7132021-22$22,5112022-23$21,2222023-24

Published tuition and required fees, -6.0% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$27,8912020-21$29,9132021-22$29,6922022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years66%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)79%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants30%
Freshmen taking federal loans50%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,396
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$5,718

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

Compare with other colleges Compare with the two most similar

More: all VA colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
Regent University$12,193$4,052
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach$11,030$4,383
Patrick Henry College$13,798−$559
Virginia Union University$14,751$8,255
Sweet Briar College$15,880−$4,845

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