VUL

Virginia University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Virginia University of Lynchburg is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Lynchburg, Virginia. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 581 students in fall 2024, including 126 undergraduates and 455 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.

Virginia University of Lynchburg offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 10 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 412 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

581

Students enrolled

75%

First-year retention

412

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

15:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 10

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 4

Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other PhD Online option 389 graduates
Business Administration and Management BachelorMaster Online option 5 graduates
Organizational Leadership Bachelor Online option 3 graduates
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other BachelorMaster Online option 1 graduate

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate Online option 7 graduates

Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Religion/Religious Studies CertificateBachelorPhD Online option 4 graduates

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Bachelor Online option 1 graduate

Social Sciences 1

Sociology Bachelor Online option 1 graduate

Theology and Religious Vocations 1

Divinity/Ministry Master Online option 1 graduate

Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor Online option

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 75%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 8
Associate degrees: 7
Master's degrees: 4
Other doctoral degrees: 393

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 581
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 126
Graduate students, fall 2024: 455
Full-time, fall 2024: 95%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 931
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 127
Graduate students, 2024-25: 804
Full-time, 2024-25: 99%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 64%
Men: 36%
White: 2%
Black or African American: 96%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 10
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 88%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Baptist
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
Athletic association: NCCAA
President: Dr. Kathy Franklin
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling