Liberty University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Liberty University is a private doctoral/professional university in Lynchburg, VA (city setting), with 52,823 undergraduates (58% women), affiliated with the Evangelical Christian. It admitted 99% of 36,921 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $42,680 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $29,692 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 66% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, multidisciplinary studies, psychology. The campus reported 0.38 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Liberty University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Christian
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,822
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Liberty University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Liberty University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Conference USA | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $1.7M | $53,914 | 982 | |
| Baseball | Conference USA | 39 | 5 over | 6 | $2.3M | $58,219 | 980 | |
| Men's Basketball | Conference USA | 15 | at cap | 7 | $5.6M | $371,117 | 970 | |
| Women's Basketball | Conference USA | 14 | room 1 | 9 | $3M | $213,389 | 977 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Conference USA | — | — | 6 | — | — | 997 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Conference USA | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | BIG EAST Conference | 27 | at cap | 1 | $1.6M | $57,874 | 979 | |
| Football | Conference USA | 117 | 12 over | 1 | $23M | $196,278 | 957 | |
| Men's Golf | Conference USA | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $750k | $68,186 | 998 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Sun Conference | 34 | room 4 | 4 | $1.6M | $45,641 | 986 | |
| Men's Soccer | Ohio Valley Conference | 26 | room 2 | 4 | $1.3M | $49,864 | 978 | |
| Softball | Conference USA | 27 | 2 over | 7 | $2.2M | $81,139 | 979 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | American Conference | 37 | 7 over | 3 | $1.6M | $42,021 | 989 | |
| Men's Tennis | Conference USA | 9 | room 1 | 4 | $753k | $83,638 | 975 | |
| Women's Tennis | Conference USA | 10 | at cap | 6 | $897k | $89,656 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Conference USA | 94 | 49 over | 6 | $1.2M | $13,025 | 967 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Conference USA | 162 | 117 over | 6 | $2M | $12,394 | 989 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Conference USA | 17 | room 1 | 4 | $1.6M | $95,562 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.