Liberty's tuition & fees has increased from $15,080 (2015) to $16,173 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 7.25% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $8,000 (year 2015) to $8,730 (year 2025).
The 2025 tuition & fees are lower than last year (2024) at Liberty University.
Liberty's tuition increase rate is lower than the Virginia's average increase rate of 24.89%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is lower than the average increase rate of 10.99%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 24.10% from 2015 ($30,780).
For the current academic year 2024-2025, Liberty's COA is $38,197, which is decreased by -10.50% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Liberty's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 7.25% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $15,297. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Liberty University over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,596, and it has decreased -11.63% from the year 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $1,806 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $1,771 | -1.94% |
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| 2017-18 | $1,486 | -16.09% |
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| 2018-19 | $1,251 | -15.81% |
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| 2019-20 | $1,372 | 9.67% |
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| 2020-21 | $1,299 | -5.32% |
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| 2021-22 | $1,374 | 5.77% |
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| 2022-23 | $1,309 | -4.73% |
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| 2023-24 | $1,599 | 22.15% |
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| 2024-25 | $1,596 | -0.19% |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 33.21% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 21.24% when living-off campus from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Liberty University.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $13,894 | $14,204 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $14,582 | $14,320 | 4.95% |
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| 2017-18 | $15,568 | $15,382 | 6.76% |
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| 2018-19 | $16,240 | $15,097 | 4.32% |
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| 2019-20 | $16,858 | $16,499 | 3.81% |
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| 2020-21 | $17,583 | $16,545 | 4.30% |
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| 2021-22 | $18,027 | $18,533 | 2.53% |
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| 2022-23 | $18,678 | $17,052 | 3.61% |
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| 2023-24 | $19,859 | $18,641 | 6.32% |
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| 2024-25 | $20,428 | $19,176 | 2.87% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between Liberty University and similar schools.
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase Rate |
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| Liberty University | $16,173 | $15,822 | 2.22% |
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| Campbell University | $41,600 | $40,410 | 2.94% |
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| Winthrop University | $28,676 | $30,286 | -5.32% |
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| Presbyterian College | $44,910 | $43,300 | 3.72% |
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| Charleston Southern University | $32,520 | $31,030 | 4.80% |
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| Radford University | $25,633 | $25,185 | 1.78% |
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