Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia · Private · 50,012 undergraduates · liberty.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Acceptance rate
99%
of applicants
Annual cost (2027-28)
$52,550Est.Estimate
before aid
Liberty University is test optional for students starting in fall 2027: you choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. Its acceptance rate is 99%. A year in 2027-28 is expected to cost about $52,550 before financial aid.
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Your chances and merit aid at Liberty University
See your chances of admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
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Your admission chances
99% of applicants admitted
No estimate
Estimated merit aid
$4,000
a year, from the Liberty Academic Scholarship
Your cost after merit aid
$48,550
a year in 2027-28, from a $52,550 sticker price
What to do with your 1200
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Named scholarships you may qualify for (4)
National Merit Award (Commended)
Full tuition
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs National Merit Commended standing, admission to the honors program. · Application required
National Merit Award (Finalist)
Full cost of attendance
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs National Merit Finalist standing, admission to the honors program. · Application required
National Merit Award (Semi-finalist)
Full tuition
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs National Merit Semifinalist standing, admission to the honors program. · Application required
4 more awards need a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your GPA, test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- CLT accepted alongside SAT and ACT
Source: Undergraduate Admission Requirements | Residential | Liberty University · Checked November 3, 2026
Acceptance rate
99%
of applicants are admitted.
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$52,550
a year
- Tuition$27,720
What families pay after aid
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$29,183
- $30,001 to $48,000$25,675
- $48,001 to $75,000$25,480
- $75,001 to $110,000$26,767
- Over $110,000$31,043
Financial aidEstimate
97%
of freshmen receive grants
$12,489
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Liberty Academic Scholarship
$1,750 to $6,500 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.00 to 3.19 GPA$1,750
- 3.20 to 3.39 GPA$3,100
- 3.40 to 3.59 GPA$3,500
- 3.60 to 3.79 GPA$4,000
- 3.80 to 3.99 GPA$5,600
- 4.00+ GPA$6,500
To keep it: stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules for financial aid.
DetailsTest Score Bonus (+$1,000)
$1,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.00+ GPA, 1240+ SAT or 26+ ACT, or CLT 81+
To keep it: stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules for financial aid.
DetailsLiberty Virginia High-Achiever Scholarship
$800 a year
Automatic · In-state students · No separate application
- 3.40+ GPA, Virginia resident; new full-time resident student
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, and stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules.
DetailsTest Score Bonus (full tuition)
Full tuition
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.00+ GPA, 1540+ SAT or 35+ ACT, or CLT 112+; award = full tuition
To keep it: stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules for financial aid.
Details
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Honors Scholars
$4,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- 3.50+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 28+ ACT
Valedictorian/Salutatorian
Full tuition
Competitive · Application required
- 3.50+ GPA, 1350+ SAT or 29+ ACT, 1st or 2nd in class (verified by school administrator)
Deadline: April 1. To keep it: a 3.5 college GPA, checked every semester.
DetailsNational Merit Award (Commended)
Full tuition
National Merit · Application required
- National Merit Commended Student; in Honors Scholars
National Merit Award (Finalist)
Full cost of attendance
National Merit · Application required
- National Merit Finalist; in Honors Scholars
National Merit Award (Semi-finalist)
Full tuition
National Merit · Application required
- National Merit Semifinalist; in Honors Scholars
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,770Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 113 2D Foundations |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 114 3D Foundations |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | SOCI 1XX Sociology Elective-Lower Level |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTS 201 History of Art I |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 101 Principles of Biology BIOL 103 Principles of Biology Lab |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 131 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 131 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I MATH 132 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 105 Elements of General Chemistry |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 105 Elements of General Chemistry CHEM 1XX Chemistry Elective-Lower Elective |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese I CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese II |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese I CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese II CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese I |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese I CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese II CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese I CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese II |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 210 Introduction to Political Science |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSIS 212 Object-Oriented Programming |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSIS 110 Intro to Computer Sciences |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 211 Studio Art and Illustration Foundations |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric ENGL 1XX English Elective-Lower Level |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric ENGL 102 Composition and Literature |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVR 215 Principles of Environmental Science |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIEU 201 History of Western Civilization I HIEU 202 History of Western Civilization II |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 101 Elementary French I FREN 102 Elementary French II |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FREN 101 Elementary French I FREN 102 Elementary French II FREN 201 Intermediate French I |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FREN 101 Elementary French I FREN 102 Elementary French II FREN 201 Intermediate French I FREN 202 Intermediate French II |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | GRMN 101 Elementary German I GRMN 102 Elementary German II GRMN 201 Intermediate German I GRMN 201 Intermediate German II |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 16 | GRMN 101 Elementary German I GRMN 102 Elementary German II GRMN 201 Intermediate German I GRMN 201 Intermediate German II GRMN 2XX German Elective-Lower Level |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 20 | GRMN 101 Elementary German I GRMN 102 Elementary German II GRMN 201 Intermediate German I GRMN 201 Intermediate German II GRMN 3XX German Elective-Upper Level GRMN 3XX German Elective-Upper Level |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 200 Introduction to Geography |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level |
| Latin | 4 | 9 | MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level |
| Latin | 5 | 12 | MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 214 Principles of Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 213 Principles of Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 1XX Music Elective-Lower Level |
| Music Theory | 4 | 6 | MUSC 1XX Music Elective-Lower Level |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 201 General Physics I |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 202 General Physics II |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 232 University Physics II |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 231 University Physics I |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 128 Precalculus with Trigonometry |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 101 General Psychology |
| Research | 3 | 3 | ASCS 1XX Academic Success Elect-Lower Level |
| Research | 4 | 6 | ASCS 1XX Academic Success Elect-Lower Level ASCS 1XX Academic Success Elect-Lower Level |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | ASCS 1XX Academic Success Elect-Lower Level |
| Seminar | 4 | 6 | ASCS 1XX Academic Success Elect-Lower Level ASCS 1XX Academic Success Elect-Lower Level |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 9 | SPAN 1XX Spanish Elective-Lower Level SPAN 1XX Spanish Elective-Lower Level SPAN 1XX Spanish Elective-Lower Level |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 1XX Spanish Elective-Lower Level SPAN 1XX Spanish Elective-Lower Level SPAN 1XX Spanish Elective-Lower Level SPAN 1XX Spanish Elective-Lower Level |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 15 | SPAN 1XX Spanish Elective-Lower Level SPAN 1XX Spanish Elective-Lower Level SPAN 1XX Spanish Elective-Lower Level SPAN 1XX Spanish Elective-Lower Level SPAN 3XX Spanish Upper-Lower Level |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 201 Introduction to Probability & Statistics |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 220 American Government |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIUS 221 Survey of American History I HIUS 222 Survey of American History II |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIEU 201 History of Western Civilization I HIEU 202 History of Western Civilization II |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
64%
Come back for a second year
80%
Typical earnings
$46,945
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Liberty University$70,580
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 41 majors here have earnings data.
Common questions about Liberty University
Is Liberty University test optional for fall 2027?
Yes. Liberty University is test optional for students starting in fall 2027: you choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score.
What is the acceptance rate at Liberty University?
The acceptance rate at Liberty University is 99%.
How much does Liberty University cost?
A year at Liberty University in 2027-28 is expected to cost about $52,550 before financial aid. After grants and scholarships, freshmen who got federal aid paid $29,235 a year on average.
Does Liberty University offer merit scholarships?
Yes. Liberty University offers 9 merit scholarships, including the Liberty Academic Scholarship, the Test Score Bonus (+$1,000) and the Liberty Virginia High-Achiever Scholarship. Some are awarded automatically from your GPA and test scores.
Does Liberty University give credit for AP exams?
Yes. Liberty University gives credit for all 40 AP exams it lists. A score of 3 earns credit on each of them.
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