University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia · Also known as Lynchburg · Website
$56,380
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,380
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Lynchburg is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lynchburg, Virginia with 1,577 undergraduates and 721 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,235 a year (tuition and fees $36,750). It admits 43% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,380 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,235
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$36,750
US median $11,837
Admission rate
43%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,380
Rank 1,002 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,235
- Tuition and fees
- $36,750
- Cost of attendance
- $50,067
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,692
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,303
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,649
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,707
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,063
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $35,555 in 2015-16 to $36,750 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1,125
- Undergraduates
- 1,577
- Graduate students
- 721
- Part-time students
- 2.9%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 70
- Endowment
- $140.6M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,002 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,235 | $19,081 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $36,750 | $16,364 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 43% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 52% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,261 | $36,582 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,380 | $42,837 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
70 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsOnlineProfessional | Professional | 312 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 52 | $117,315 | $128,623 | $119,000 | $127,347 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | $81,320 | $81,641 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,736 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 42 | Withheld | $44,833 | $80,099 | $103,485 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,597 | $55,556 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 34 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,164 | $57,214 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | $77,007 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,610 | $50,706 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,744 | $62,172 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 23 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,009 | $54,562 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,733 | $56,359 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,945 | $58,808 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,054 | $82,751 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $51,952 | $71,685 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral | Doctoral | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $113,566 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,883 | $55,012 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $47,536 | $47,382 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| StatisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Virginia on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Lynchburg cost?
$22,235 a year is the average net price at University of Lynchburg after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $36,750, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,067. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,692 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Lynchburg?
43% of applicants are admitted to University of Lynchburg. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,125. The median admission rate of colleges in Virginia is 80%.
How much do University of Lynchburg graduates earn?
$56,380 a year is the median pay of former University of Lynchburg students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,261 after 6 years). That ranks 1,002 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Doctoral) at $148,021.
How much student debt do University of Lynchburg graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Lynchburg graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 67% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Lynchburg?
57% of first-time, full-time students at University of Lynchburg finish within 6 years. 71% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Lynchburg?
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (312 professional graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (52 master's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (43 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 70 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.