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Is Liberty University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Liberty, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Liberty lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $29,357 in yearly net price and $24,500 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $44,813. For context, Liberty's net price runs about 30% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$29,692
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $6,855 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $27,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$29,357
Median earnings 10 years out
$44,813
Median debt at graduation
$24,500
Graduation rate
64%
At Liberty, a typical graduate carries about $24,500 in student debt and earns roughly $44,813 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $279 per month, or 7% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Liberty is a private nonprofit four year school in Lynchburg, VA. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Worth-It Score: 56/100
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Worth-It Score: 54/100
Median net price: $30,298
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Randolph-Macon
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Worth-It Score: 59/100
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University of Richmond
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Worth-It Score: 75/100
Median net price: $31,309
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Bluefield
Bluefield, VA
Worth-It Score: 38/100
Median net price: $25,573
Common questions about Liberty
The median net price at Liberty is $29,357 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →