Admissions & selectivity
Liberty University Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at Liberty University?
Liberty University’s reported acceptance rate is 99.0%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 99.0%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
Liberty University admits 99.0% of applicants, well above the median of 47.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The university is open to most who apply.
What SAT and ACT scores do Liberty University students report?
SAT and ACT ranges are not available for Liberty University in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.
Figures cover fall 2024.
Who enrolls at Liberty University?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38.3%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 60.4%
- First-year retention
- 80.1%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
Liberty University enrolls 50,012 undergraduates, and its student body reflects a broad-access mission. Pell Grant recipients make up 38.3% of undergraduates, a share that signals substantial financial access.
An estimated 60.4% of students enter as transfers or part-time students, meaning the university serves a large population of students who began their college path elsewhere. The composition shows an institution that draws a wide range of students, including many who are financing their education with federal aid or continuing a degree started at another school.
Applicants considering Liberty should prepare to document any prior college work carefully, as transfer credits play a central role in the enrollment picture.
At Liberty University, the first-year retention rate is 80.1%, and the six-year graduation rate for the first-time full-time cohort is 65.3%. Both figures sit below the medians for comparable institutions, which are 90.1% and 80.0% respectively.
The gap is wider for Pell recipients. Their six-year completion rate is 30.1%, which is 35.2 percentage points below the overall rate.
An enrolled student should understand that starting here does not guarantee finishing, and the path to a degree is less certain for those who arrive with a Pell Grant.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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