Lynchburg, Virginia · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Liberty University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Lynchburg, Virginia. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 104,327 students in fall 2024, including 52,961 undergraduates and 51,366 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Christian.
Liberty University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 186 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Counseling Psychology, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. It awarded 28,744 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 121 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
104,327
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
28,744
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
186
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 186
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
11%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
10,966
Associate degrees
1,467
Master's degrees
10,103
Doctoral degrees (research)
2,995
Professional doctorates
254
Certificates under 1 year
450
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
32
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2,163
Post-master's certificates
314
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
104,327
Undergraduates, fall 2024
52,961
Graduate students, fall 2024
51,366
Full-time, fall 2024
56%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
147,484
Undergraduates, 2024-25
75,163
Graduate students, 2024-25
72,321
Full-time, 2024-25
52%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
57%
Men
43%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
20%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
121
Programs with a fully online option
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
88%
Students taking some online courses
8%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Christian
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Conference USA
President
Dondi Costin
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization