Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia · Website
$28,396
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$28,396
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Virginia University of Lynchburg is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lynchburg, Virginia with 125 undergraduates and 455 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,253 a year (tuition and fees $11,360). 38% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $28,396 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,253
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$11,360
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
38%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,250
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$28,396
Rank 4,228 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
- $21,253
- Tuition and fees
- $11,360
- Cost of attendance
- $25,328
- Students with a need-based grant
- 75%
- Students with federal loans
- 77%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,700
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,224
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,205
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 $7,880 in 2015-16 to $11,360 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 125
- Graduate students
- 455
- Part-time students
- 14%
- Women
- 15%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 38%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 24
- Endowment
- $2.21M
- Other
- Historically Black college, Religious affiliation, Open admission
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 4,228 of 5,094 US colleges and 112 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,253 | $19,081 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,360 | $16,364 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 38% | 52% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,250 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $24,718 | $36,582 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $28,396 | $42,837 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 11% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 37% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
24 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 177 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,164 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | $22,000 | Withheld | $27,935 | $44,125 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| SociologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, OtherOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,830 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $96,656 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $57,737 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $46,077 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Virginia on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Virginia
- Homes: Homes for sale in Virginia
Questions and answers
How much does Virginia University of Lynchburg cost?
$21,253 a year is the average net price at Virginia University of Lynchburg after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,360, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,328. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,700 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Virginia University of Lynchburg?
Virginia University of Lynchburg has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Virginia University of Lynchburg graduates earn?
$28,396 a year is the median pay of former Virginia University of Lynchburg students who work, 10 years after they started ($24,718 after 6 years). That ranks 4,228 of 5,094 US colleges and 112 of 127 in Virginia.
How much student debt do Virginia University of Lynchburg graduates have?
$24,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Virginia University of Lynchburg graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 77% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Virginia University of Lynchburg?
38% of first-time, full-time students at Virginia University of Lynchburg finish within 6 years. 75% 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 Virginia University of Lynchburg?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (177 doctoral graduates), Human Resources Management and Services (8 master's graduates), Religion/Religious Studies (6 doctoral graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 24 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.