Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Lynchburg, VA
Population 260,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 40,544
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 30%
From Region 17%
Athletes 2.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Black 10%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Rawlings School of Divinity 789 61% / 39% 1% $47,535 38 85%
Bible/Biblical Studies 80 62% / 38% 0% $34,575 8
Christian Studies 25 44% / 56% 0% $50,210 46 83%
Lay Ministry 22 23% / 77% 0% $50,783 47 100%
Ministry 18 50% / 50% 0%
Ministry 35 49% / 51% 0% $53,790 56 86%
Pastoral Ministry 16 88% / 12% 6% $50,783 47 100%
Philosophy $49,968 45
Religious Studies 480 65% / 35% 1% $50,210 46 83%
Religious/Sacred Music 74 55% / 45% 1% $37,616 12
Theology 15 80% / 20% 0%
Youth Ministry 24 50% / 50% 4% $50,783 47 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Behavioral Sciences 1,687 18% / 82% 1% $44,506 29 97%
Biopsychology 8 25% / 75% 0% $52,831 53
Family and Consumer Sciences 30 7% / 93% 0% $42,617 23
Human Development and Family Studies 36 0% / 100% 3% $37,988 13 84%
Human Services 54 6% / 94% 0% $35,217 9
Interdisciplinary Studies 31 61% / 39% 3% $45,711 32
Psychology 1,272 19% / 81% 1%
Public Administration 32 47% / 53% 0% $52,324 52
Social Work 187 9% / 91% 1% $47,582 38 100%
Apparel and Textiles 37 5% / 95% 0% $40,827 19
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 1,985 55% / 45% 2% $64,594 76 88%
Accounting 199 45% / 55% 3% $64,380 76
Business Administration and Management 1,689 55% / 45% 2% $63,842 75
General Business 1 100% / 0% 0% $88,582 95 88%
Hospitality Management 13 8% / 92% 0% $59,555 68
Management Information Systems 83 78% / 22% 1% $80,932 91
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Communication and the Arts 2,479 43% / 57% 1% $50,143 46 96%
American Sign Language 11 0% / 100% 0% $47,830 39 100%
Communication Studies 15 20% / 80% 0% $46,307 34 95%
Communication and Media Studies 171 22% / 78% 1% $46,307 34
Creative Writing 228 22% / 78% 0% $43,244 25
Cultural Studies 5 40% / 60% 0% $44,523 29
English 12 25% / 75% 0% $40,537 18 93%
History 224 61% / 39% 0%
Intercultural Studies 15 7% / 93% 0% $40,705 18 100%
Journalism $51,333 49
Liberal Studies 2 100% / 0% 0% $43,630 26 89%
Military History 39 95% / 5% 0%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1,337 48% / 52% 1% $53,664 55
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 6 67% / 33% 0%
Spanish 7 14% / 86% 0% $45,562 32
Acting 7 29% / 71% 14% $39,094 15
Design and Visual Communications 79 23% / 77% 4% $45,749 32 92%
Digital Arts 74 24% / 76% 1% $42,762 24
Digital Media 62 60% / 40% 2% $50,490 47 99%
Film Production 60 67% / 33% 3% $42,699 24 100%
Graphic Design 78 28% / 72% 0% $45,749 32
Interior Design 31 0% / 100% 3% $45,749 32 92%
Musical Theatre 3 0% / 100% 0% $36,897 11
Studio Art 5 0% / 100% 0% $40,105 17
Theatre 8 0% / 100% 0% $37,748 13
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 733 11% / 89% 1% $41,711 21 92%
Biology Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,630 72 92%
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $59,682 68
Early Childhood Education 125 2% / 98% 0% $38,875 15
Education 35 46% / 54% 0% $40,579 18
Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $41,107 19
Elementary Education 373 6% / 94% 1% $38,875 15
English/Language Arts Teacher Education 35 6% / 94% 0% $56,345 62
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,630 72 92%
Junior High/Middle School Education 20 20% / 80% 5% $38,875 15
Mathematics Teacher Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $59,444 68
Physical Education 5 100% / 0% 0% $61,630 72 92%
Physics Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Social Studies Teacher Education 27 59% / 41% 0% $58,616 66
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Special Education 60 8% / 92% 0% $45,414 31
Teaching English as a Second Language 37 16% / 84% 5% $43,203 25
Art Education 4 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering and Computational Sciences 1,168 84% / 16% 3% $104,646 98 98%
Civil Engineering 39 77% / 23% 3% $93,776 96
Computer Engineering 11 82% / 18% 0% $102,142 98
Electrical Engineering 9 100% / 0% 0% $98,824 98 95%
Industrial Engineering 13 85% / 15% 0% $94,971 97 95%
Mechanical Engineering 60 85% / 15% 0% $89,169 95 100%
Computer Science 68 85% / 15% 7% $118,028 99 97%
Computer and Information Systems Security 55 87% / 13% 2% $103,043 98
Informatics 8 25% / 75% 0% $118,028 99
Information Technology 200 86% / 14% 4% $118,028 99
Applied Mathematics 41 68% / 32% 0% $94,933 97
Chemistry 8 50% / 50% 0% $64,739 76
Mathematics 7 57% / 43% 14% $80,653 90 100%
Physics 31 77% / 23% 0% $78,764 89
Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology 78 95% / 5% 4%
Aviation 421 87% / 13% 3%
Aviation Management 94 74% / 26% 5%
Industrial Technology 25 76% / 24% 0% $90,290 95
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Government 1,058 48% / 52% 1% $58,139 65 99%
Geography 4 100% / 0% 0% $54,414 57
International Affairs 18 28% / 72% 6% $67,011 79 100%
Political Science 135 61% / 39% 1% $50,858 48
Social Sciences 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,491 55 95%
Criminal Justice/Safety 602 53% / 47% 1% $59,296 67
Fire Services Administration 25 80% / 20% 0% $68,029 80
Forensic Science and Technology 14 7% / 93% 7% $51,269 49
Paralegal Studies 73 18% / 82% 1%
Pre-Law 185 36% / 64% 2%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Sciences 977 28% / 72% 1% $59,394 68 95%
Biochemistry 7 71% / 29% 0% $55,801 60
Biology 8 62% / 38% 0% $58,588 66 93%
Biomedical Sciences 98 37% / 63% 5% $58,588 66 93%
Biotechnology 5 20% / 80% 0% $55,461 59
Environmental Biology 8 12% / 88% 0% $44,971 30
Wildlife Biology 23 26% / 74% 0% $40,777 19 100%
Zoology 9 44% / 56% 11% $40,777 19 100%
Athletic Training $46,248 34
Exercise Science 95 47% / 53% 1% $48,947 42 96%
Health Sciences 203 25% / 75% 0% $51,931 51
Nursing 247 8% / 92% 1% $81,082 91
Outdoor Education 6 33% / 67% 0% $26,403 3 100%
Public Health 43 9% / 91% 0% $57,877 65 96%
Respiratory Care Therapy 32 22% / 78% 0% $46,248 34
Health Services Administration 71 13% / 87% 3% $58,697 66
Sport and Fitness Management 10 50% / 50% 0% $48,947 42 95%
Sport and Fitness Management 112 65% / 35% 2% $48,947 42
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music 90 40% / 60% 1% $36,807 11 97%
Brass Instruments 3 67% / 33% 0% $36,807 11 97%
Keyboard Instruments $36,807 11 97%
Music 54 50% / 50% 2% $36,807 11
Music 6 17% / 83% 0% $36,807 11 97%
Music History, Literature, and Theory 7 29% / 71% 0% $36,807 11 97%
Music Pedagogy 12 17% / 83% 0% $36,807 11 97%
Music Theory and Composition $36,807 11 97%
Musicology and Ethnomusicology $36,807 11 97%
Stringed Instruments 3 0% / 100% 0% $36,807 11 97%
Voice and Opera 5 40% / 60% 0% $36,807 11 97%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $25,170
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 1%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 42.4% 4,651 39% / 61% 1% $49,665 44 89%
Business & Economics 19.9% 2,178 54% / 46% 2% $63,526 75 95%
Professional 13.8% 1,517 62% / 38% 2% $60,619 70
Education 6.6% 729 11% / 89% 1% $41,712 21 92%
Health Sciences 5.8% 637 20% / 80% 1% $62,594 73 96%
Arts 4.9% 538 33% / 67% 2% $43,385 26 96%
Computer Science 3.0% 331 85% / 15% 4% $115,538 99 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 1.2% 134 37% / 63% 4% $57,169 63 93%
Engineering 1.2% 132 83% / 17% 1% $92,841 96 99%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 87 69% / 31% 1% $85,246 93 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 32 31% / 69% 3% $40,777 19 100%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.5M #316 54% $0.1M 1 #217 35
Health Sciences $0.4M #301 13% $0 95 #16 661
Computer Science $0.2M #345 100% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #467 0% $0 1,022 #1 4,647
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #500 0% $0 9
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #619 0% $0
Education $0 #457 $0 1,060 #1
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0 254 #1
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $1.5M #524 36% $0.1M 2,432 #1 5,352

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 50%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 50% 50% 50%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional