How many students at Liberty? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 104,327 students have enrolled in Liberty University with 52,961 undergraduate and 51,366 graduate students.
By gender, 44,264 male and 60,063 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (6,371 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
88,309 students are enrolled exclusively, and 7,616 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Liberty University has a total of 104,327 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 52,961 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 51,366 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 44,264 male and 60,063 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 104,327 | 52,961 | 51,366 |
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| Men | 44,264 | 24,018 | 20,246 |
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| Women | 60,063 | 28,943 | 31,120 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 51,845 White, 16,575 Black, and 2,072 Asian students out of a total of 104,327 are attending at Liberty University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Liberty University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 68% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 393 | 173 | 220 |
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| Asian | 2,072 | 913 | 1,159 |
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| Black | 16,575 | 5,836 | 10,739 |
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| Hispanic | 7,368 | 3,113 | 4,255 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 243 | 106 | 137 |
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| White | 51,845 | 22,546 | 29,299 |
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| Two or more races | 4,150 | 1,688 | 2,462 |
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| Race Unknown | 20,969 | 9,548 | 11,421 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 198 | 92 | 106 |
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| Asian | 916 | 395 | 521 |
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| Black | 5,355 | 2,119 | 3,236 |
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| Hispanic | 4,050 | 1,824 | 2,226 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 95 | 53 | 42 |
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| White | 28,945 | 13,043 | 15,902 |
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| Two or more races | 2,181 | 974 | 1,207 |
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| Race Unknown | 10,795 | 5,313 | 5,482 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 195 | 81 | 114 |
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| Asian | 1,156 | 518 | 638 |
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| Black | 11,220 | 3,717 | 7,503 |
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| Hispanic | 3,318 | 1,289 | 2,029 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 148 | 53 | 95 |
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| White | 22,900 | 9,503 | 13,397 |
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| Two or more races | 1,969 | 714 | 1,255 |
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| Race Unknown | 10,174 | 4,235 | 5,939 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Liberty has 1,988 students under 18 years old and 1,654 students over 65 years old. There are 31,295 students under 25 years old, and 71,983 students over 25 years old out of 104,327 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 1,987 students are younger than 18 and 377 students are older than 65. Liberty has 26,753 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 25,542 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at Liberty, 1 students are younger than 18 and 1,277 students are older than 65. It has 4,542 graduate students aged under 25 and 46,441 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,988 | 1,182 | 806 |
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| 18-19 | 7,721 | 4,382 | 3,339 |
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| 20-21 | 10,080 | 5,759 | 4,321 |
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| 22-24 | 11,506 | 6,744 | 4,762 |
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| 25-29 | 14,694 | 8,395 | 6,299 |
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| 30-34 | 12,094 | 6,784 | 5,310 |
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| 35-39 | 11,545 | 6,558 | 4,987 |
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| 40-49 | 18,811 | 11,161 | 7,650 |
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| 50-64 | 13,185 | 7,657 | 5,528 |
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| Over 65 | 1,654 | 849 | 805 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,987 | 1,181 | 806 |
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| 18-19 | 7,702 | 4,373 | 3,329 |
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| 20-21 | 9,690 | 5,473 | 4,217 |
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| 22-24 | 7,374 | 3,903 | 3,471 |
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| 25-29 | 6,783 | 3,417 | 3,366 |
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| 30-34 | 5,156 | 2,653 | 2,503 |
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| 35-39 | 4,504 | 2,445 | 2,059 |
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| 40-49 | 5,632 | 3,194 | 2,438 |
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| 50-64 | 3,090 | 1,772 | 1,318 |
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| Over 65 | 377 | 199 | 178 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 18-19 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
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| 20-21 | 390 | 286 | 104 |
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| 22-24 | 4,132 | 2,841 | 1,291 |
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| 25-29 | 7,911 | 4,978 | 2,933 |
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| 30-34 | 6,938 | 4,131 | 2,807 |
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| 35-39 | 7,041 | 4,113 | 2,928 |
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| 40-49 | 13,179 | 7,967 | 5,212 |
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| 50-64 | 10,095 | 5,885 | 4,210 |
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| Over 65 | 1,277 | 650 | 627 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Liberty University, 88,309 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,616 students are enrolled in some online courses.
13,213 students who live in Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 75,096 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 104,327 | 88,309 | 7,616 |
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| Undergraduate | 52,961 | 39,156 | 7,028 |
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| Graduate | 51,366 | 49,153 | 588 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Virginia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 13,213 | 74,249 | 847 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,523 | 32,353 | 280 |
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| Graduate | 6,690 | 41,896 | 567 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 52,961 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 5,727 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.81%.3,191 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2,536 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 29,995 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 3,191 |
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| Regular Part-time | 17,239 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 2,536 |
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Liberty Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 104,327 students are enrolled at Liberty.
52,961 undergraduate and 51,366 graduate students are enrolled at Liberty.
44,264 male (42.43%) and 60,063 female (57.57%) students are attending Liberty.
712 international students (0.68%) are enrolled at Liberty, including 426 undergraduate and 286 graduate students.
Liberty has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 51,845 White (49.69%), 16,575 Black (15.89%), and 2,072 Asian (1.99%) students are enrolled.
1,988 students are under 18 and 1,654 students are over 65 years old.
88,309 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 7,616 students take some online courses.