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The real 4-year cost of Liberty University in Virginia

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Liberty University went from $16,434 to $15,822, an average of -3.1% a year.

Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.

20082027: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2008$16,434
2009$17,202
2010$18,064
2011$19,154
2012$19,968
2013$20,768
2014$21,000
2015$15,080
2016$16,410
2017$17,122
2018$16,558
2019$16,118
2020$15,460
2021$16,160
2022$16,203
2023$15,822$15,822
2024$15,332$13,995–$16,668
2025$14,857$12,380–$17,560
2026$14,397$10,951–$18,500
2027$13,951$9,687–$19,490

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$14,397
Year 2$13,951
Year 3$13,519
Year 4$13,100
4-year total$54,968

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$14,968
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$28,886
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

On-campus housing & meals

Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.

Latest (2023)
$12,919/ yr
rising 5.2% / yr
Projected 4-year add-on
$64,965

Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).

Housing here is rising faster than tuition.

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Published figures for Liberty University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.

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