Liberty University's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Liberty University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Liberty University students is 62.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 64.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 58.8%.

62.1%

asian 72.7% 40 students
African American 36.1% 78 students
white 68.8% 1,474 students
unknown 53.0% 443 students
hispanic 56.4% 102 students
International Students 60.1% 101 students
Mixed Race 63.3% 57 students

Drop Out

Liberty University has an overall drop-out rate of 30.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 34.0% and 27.2% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

30.2%

asian 21.8% 12 students
African American 54.6% 118 students
white 24.1% 516 students
unknown 38.0% 318 students
hawaiian 50.0% 2 students
hispanic 39.8% 72 students
International Students 32.1% 54 students
Mixed Race 26.7% 24 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Liberty University at a rate of 5.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 5.8%, and male students' 5.3%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

5.6%

African American 6.9% 15 students
white 5.7% 123 students
unknown 6.0% 50 students
hispanic 2.8% 5 students
International Students 2.4% 4 students
Mixed Race 7.8% 7 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.1%

asian 3.6% 2 students
African American 2.3% 5 students
white 1.4% 29 students
unknown 3.0% 25 students
hispanic 1.1% 2 students
International Students 5.4% 9 students
Mixed Race 2.2% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$52,657	$68,219	$77,205
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$60,410	$72,022	$73,900
Management Information Systems and Services	$59,556	$51,106	$65,313
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,731	$62,936	$64,580
Business/Commerce, General	$44,576	$57,705	$62,807
Air Transportation	$49,846	$46,924	$61,035
International Relations and National Security Studies	$43,248	$40,467	$52,549
Accounting and Related Services	$45,519	$47,361	$51,388
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$43,497	$43,269	$47,465
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$40,903	$40,970	$46,026
Political Science and Government	$38,561	$36,131	$43,446
Communication and Media Studies	$33,014	$30,080	$38,527
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$38,738	$39,209	$37,727
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$38,737	$38,758	$37,586
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$26,187	$36,023
Social Sciences, General	NA	$32,382	$36,007
Design and Applied Arts	$32,506	$31,547	$35,368
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$22,495	$37,208	$35,233
Religious/Sacred Music	$25,962	$28,236	$34,415
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$27,880	$26,248	$33,507
Religion/Religious Studies	$35,680	$35,265	$33,470
English Language and Literature, General	$24,772	$32,653	$32,856
Bible/Biblical Studies	$25,622	$27,823	$32,747
History	$28,363	$23,761	$31,789
Legal Support Services	$32,253	$36,608	$31,156
Special Education and Teaching	$33,713	$26,353	$30,882
Public Health	$25,731	$27,126	$30,878
Psychology, General	$29,061	$27,684	$29,041
Music	$24,848	$27,204	$27,767
Education, Other	NA	$20,921	$26,299
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$24,623	$22,130	$25,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$25,346	$24,671	$25,711
Apparel and Textiles	$25,234	$20,687	$25,704
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$32,441	NA	NA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	NA	$38,289	NA
Computer Engineering	NA	$63,600	NA
Industrial Engineering	$60,079	NA	NA
American Sign Language	$35,141	NA	NA
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$23,956	NA	NA
Biology, General	$22,652	$26,933	NA
Mathematics	$40,001	$45,852	NA
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$24,858	NA	NA
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	$27,163	$28,019	NA
Social Work	$31,302	NA	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$20,214	NA	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$31,851	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	$84,316	$62,012	$91,964
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$80,385	$80,964	$87,831
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,423	$57,714	$62,225
Accounting and Related Services	$58,981	$56,028	$60,731
Law	$44,810	$46,673	$53,912
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$56,829	$47,729	$50,709
Educational Administration and Supervision	$50,018	$47,357	$50,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$44,133	$50,856	$49,740
Public Health	$42,549	$46,282	$49,080
Public Policy Analysis	$50,253	$48,432	$47,349
Curriculum and Instruction	$43,101	$42,453	$45,041
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$43,706	$42,830	$45,023
Special Education and Teaching	$42,765	$43,595	$44,572
Religious/Sacred Music	$40,701	$42,682	$44,397
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$37,702	$40,843	$44,237
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$45,612	$44,576	$43,882
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,478	$40,701	$41,336
Communication and Media Studies	$51,522	$34,793	$39,994
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$44,731	$43,798	$38,736
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$36,983	$36,437	$38,343
Human Services, General	$37,916	$37,097	$38,139
Religious Education	$37,007	$41,193	$37,181
Bible/Biblical Studies	NA	$29,141	$12,855
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$36,829	NA	NA
Education, General	$42,274	NA	NA
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$48,048	NA	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$35,416	NA
Biology, General	$27,823	NA	NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$49,192	NA	NA
Music	$32,194	NA	NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$51,869	NA	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$38,005	NA	NA
Management Information Systems and Services	$65,974	$76,460	NA
Marketing	$49,356	NA	NA
History	$31,010	$30,409	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$38,721	$40,647	$43,390
Business/Commerce, General	$36,357	$28,164	$36,297
Legal Support Services	$26,971	$41,789	$30,028
Religion/Religious Studies	$36,599	$33,993	$28,198
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$31,636	$29,685	$27,090
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$22,104	$21,850	$22,295
Psychology, General	$26,854	$28,598	$17,238
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$15,626	$15,695	$13,333
Education, Other	NA	$18,315	$11,455
Accounting and Related Services	$27,697	$26,353	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	$40,885	$56,415	$62,169
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,900	$42,123	$44,203
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$36,187	$42,682	$35,502
Special Education and Teaching	$37,647	$38,289	$34,883
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$38,289	NA
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	NA	$47,260	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	NA	$33,993	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$58,240	$59,895	$61,052
Theological and Ministerial Studies	NA	$75,204	$55,386
Curriculum and Instruction	$55,507	NA	NA
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	$53,924	NA	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$116,860	NA	NA

Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Legal Support Services	$33,268	$29,685	$36,152
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$33,926	$37,424	$14,604
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$17,624	NA
Bible/Biblical Studies	$36,849	NA	NA

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