Enrollment Trends at Liberty

23,833

Total Enrollment

11,164

Men

12,669

Women

The student population at Liberty University is 104,327 (52,961 undergraduate and 51,366 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 23,833 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Liberty is 50.76% which is increased by 3,098 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 20,735 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.36 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

88,309 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 33.20% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 88,819 where 104,327 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

50.76% of total students is undergraduate students and 49.24% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 3,098 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 20,735 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.36 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Liberty than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Liberty University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1680,49449,86320,88528,97830,63112,21518,416
2016-1775,756
-4,738
47,050
-2,813
19,568
-1,317
27,482
-1,496
28,706
-1,925
11,383
-832
17,323
-1,093
2017-1875,044
-712
45,754
-1,296
19,157
-411
26,597
-885
29,290
584
11,714
331
17,576
253
2018-1979,152
4,108
45,935
181
19,239
82
26,696
99
33,217
3,927
13,198
1,484
20,019
2,443
2019-2085,586
6,434
47,025
1,090
19,644
405
27,381
685
38,561
5,344
15,137
1,939
23,424
3,405
2020-2193,349
7,763
47,988
963
20,538
894
27,450
69
45,361
6,800
17,902
2,765
27,459
4,035
2021-2294,709
1,360
47,696
-292
20,500
-38
27,196
-254
47,013
1,652
18,204
302
28,809
1,350
2022-2396,709
2,000
48,906
1,210
21,351
851
27,555
359
47,803
790
18,647
443
29,156
347
2023-24103,068
6,359
52,823
3,917
23,504
2,153
29,319
1,764
50,245
2,442
19,886
1,239
30,359
1,203
2024-25104,327
1,259
52,961
138
24,018
514
28,943
-376
51,366
1,121
20,246
360
31,120
761
Average88,81948,60020,84027,76040,21915,85324,366
Liberty University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 48,600 where 52,961 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Liberty University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1649,86327,67111,88315,78822,1929,00213,190
2016-1747,05027,11211,50215,61019,9388,06611,872
2017-1845,75426,89211,17115,72118,8627,98610,876
2018-1945,93527,40111,23216,16918,5348,00710,527
2019-2047,02528,48711,63516,85218,5388,00910,529
2020-2147,98830,16812,56017,60817,8207,9789,842
2021-2247,69629,83412,41417,42017,8628,0869,776
2022-2348,90631,03413,14017,89417,8728,2119,661
2023-2452,82332,37813,93418,44420,4459,57010,875
2024-2552,96133,18614,63918,54719,7759,37910,396
Average48,60048,60012,41117,00548,6008,42910,754
Liberty University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 40,219 where 51,366 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Liberty University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1630,63110,2394,1616,07820,3928,05412,338
2016-1728,7069,4433,8765,56719,2637,50711,756
2017-1829,29010,9144,4536,46118,3767,26111,115
2018-1933,21714,4085,6038,80518,8097,59511,214
2019-2038,56118,1596,92511,23420,4028,21212,190
2020-2145,36122,8028,86213,94022,5599,04013,519
2021-2247,01322,9998,82514,17424,0149,37914,635
2022-2347,80322,9578,92114,03624,8469,72615,120
2023-2450,24524,2839,57914,70425,96210,30715,655
2024-2551,36625,0969,88415,21226,27010,36215,908
Average40,21940,2197,10911,02140,2198,74413,345
Liberty University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.69% and the percentage of black students is 15.89% at Liberty University. 1.99% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 7.06% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 43.80% to 49.69%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.97% to 1.99%. Black student enrollment increased from 15.20% to 15.89%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.34% to 7.06%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7208 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7827 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Liberty University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1634277712,2323,49511335,2591,563
2016-1732288510,9763,63411534,3131,463
2017-183581,00010,6823,86812035,4631,546
2018-193961,18111,6314,33416238,0531,854
2019-204281,41412,6734,95918042,5002,293
2020-214361,75613,6605,83023146,6962,864
2021-224581,91613,6576,31523647,5392,969
2022-234081,94514,1196,11225749,4613,480
2023-243972,06415,4116,82825852,0313,878
2024-253932,07216,5757,36824351,8454,150
Average3941,50113,1625,27419243,3162,606
Liberty University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

88,309 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 85% of total students. The number of online students has increased 33.20% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Liberty University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1680,49466,3006,2197,975
2016-1775,75660,8506,9167,990
2017-1875,04459,8407,4727,732
2018-1979,15264,0067,1068,040
2019-2085,58670,4298,0827,075
2020-2193,34979,1677,2236,959
2021-2294,70979,9067,0537,750
2022-2396,70981,0267,0318,652
2023-24103,06887,2697,4058,394
2024-25104,32788,3097,6168,402
Average88,81973,7107,2127,897

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