Real costs by school · Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit
At Liberty University, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $27,142 per year — the published cost of attendance is $42,025. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $30,667 / yr | $129,261 |
| $30–48k | $27,807 / yr | $117,207 |
| $48–75k | $27,347 / yr | $115,268 |
| $75–110k | $27,142 / yr | $114,404 |
| Over $110k | $30,545 / yr | $128,747 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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Run Liberty University for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between Liberty University's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $14,883 a year — a 35% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it the most expensive of the 7 Virginia schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $44,813 10 years out — roughly 39% of the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
These are averages. Your family isn't average.
Run Liberty University against your student's real GPA, your income band, and your actual high school — odds with the math shown, the paperwork it requires, and its deadlines on one plan. First three schools free.
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