Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Religious Affiliation
Disciples of Christ
Population
260,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (64%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,593
Men / Women
44% / 56%
From State
57%
From Region
9%
Athletes
48.1%
Racial/Ethnic
White
54%
International
17%
Black
8%
Hispanic
6%
Mixed
4%
Native American
1%
Asian
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 39.9% 39.9%
2012 Men: 40.8% 40.8%
2013 Men: 41.2% 41.2%
2014 Men: 43.4% 43.4%
2015 Men: 42.9% 42.9%
2016 Men: 37.4% 37.4%
2017 Men: 40.0% 40.0%
2019 Men: 36.9% 36.9%
2020 Men: 38.7% 38.7%
2021 Men: 38.4% 38.4%
2022 Men: 36.6% 36.6%
2023 Men: 40.8% 40.8%
2024 Men: 48.2% 48.2%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2014 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2012 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2013 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2014 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2015 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2016 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2017 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2018 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2019 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2020 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2021 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2024 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2011 Black: 7.4% 7.4%
2012 Black: 7.6% 7.6%
2013 Black: 5.4% 5.4%
2014 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2015 Black: 9.1% 9.1%
2016 Black: 10.3% 10.3%
2017 Black: 10.4% 10.4%
2018 Black: 8.7% 8.7%
2019 Black: 15.2% 15.2%
2020 Black: 15.2% 15.2%
2021 Black: 9.3% 9.3%
2022 Black: 11.5% 11.5%
2023 Black: 9.2% 9.2%
2024 Black: 13.2% 13.2%
2011 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2012 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2013 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8%
2014 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2015 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2016 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2017 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2018 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2%
2019 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2020 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8%
2021 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2022 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2023 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2024 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2011 White: 68.4% 68.4%
2012 White: 60.3% 60.3%
2013 White: 68.1% 68.1%
2014 White: 80.9% 80.9%
2015 White: 81.2% 81.2%
2016 White: 79.7% 79.7%
2017 White: 75.9% 75.9%
2018 White: 78.6% 78.6%
2019 White: 69.5% 69.5%
2020 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2021 White: 76.1% 76.1%
2022 White: 76.2% 76.2%
2023 White: 77.7% 77.7%
2024 White: 72.7% 72.7%
2011 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2012 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2017 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2018 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2019 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 International: 0.2% 0.2%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2025 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Black: 11.5% 11.5%
2021 Black: 10.9% 10.9%
2022 Black: 10.8% 10.8%
2023 Black: 11.2% 11.2%
2024 Black: 8.7% 8.7%
2025 Black: 8.5% 8.5%
2020 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2021 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2022 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1%
2023 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3%
2024 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2025 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2%
2020 White: 75.1% 75.1%
2021 White: 75.3% 75.3%
2022 White: 73.6% 73.6%
2023 White: 67.2% 67.2%
2024 White: 54.6% 54.6%
2025 White: 53.5% 53.5%
2020 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2021 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2024 International: 13.9% 13.9%
2025 International: 17.2% 17.2%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
University of Lynchburg
345
34% / 66%
1%
$59,818
57
98%
Computer Science
5 —
80% / 20%
0%
$85,821
90
—
Chemistry
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$65,950
70
—
Mathematics
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$64,253
66
—
Physics
— —
—
—
$66,864
71
—
Statistics
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$71,214
78
—
Biology
18 —
33% / 67%
0%
$62,307
62
97%
Biomedical Sciences
6 —
50% / 50%
0%
$62,307
62
97%
Environmental Science
6 +1
17% / 83%
0%
$55,572
45
100%
Exercise Science
42 —
29% / 71%
0%
$67,616
72
96%
Nursing
39 —
10% / 90%
0%
$77,520
84
100%
Public Health
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Public Health Education and Promotion
13 —
0% / 100%
0%
$58,579
54
100%
Accounting
11 —
55% / 45%
0%
$72,890
80
—
Business Administration
44 +1
59% / 41%
2%
$64,079
66
100%
Digital Marketing
— —
—
—
$63,390
65
—
Economics
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$76,152
83
100%
Finance
1 +2
100% / 0%
0%
$73,766
80
—
Marketing
6 +1
33% / 67%
0%
$63,387
65
—
Organizational Leadership
— —
—
—
$63,258
64
—
Sport Management
10 —
90% / 10%
0%
$52,746
37
100%
African Studies
— —
—
—
$47,274
21
—
Communication Studies
13 +1
38% / 62%
0%
$46,452
19
94%
English
9 +1
22% / 78%
0%
$44,538
15
—
History
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$48,039
23
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$49,213
26
—
International Relations
6 —
33% / 67%
0%
$57,842
52
—
Philosophy
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$45,730
17
—
Political Science
2 +4
50% / 50%
0%
$58,078
52
—
Psychology
24 +1
29% / 71%
4%
$42,949
12
95%
Religious Studies
— —
—
—
$47,613
22
—
Sociology
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$47,528
22
—
Spanish
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Sustainability Studies
— —
—
—
$54,725
43
—
Education
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$48,126
23
—
Elementary Education
5 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,501
19
100%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$50,282
29
—
Physical Education
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$52,746
37
100%
Social Studies Teacher Education
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$50,288
29
—
Spanish Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$50,333
29
—
Special Education
— —
—
—
$49,397
27
—
Teacher Education
— —
—
—
$46,501
19
—
Art
11 +1
27% / 73%
0%
$39,874
8
—
Music
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$41,009
9
—
Music Education
— —
—
—
$48,607
25
—
Theatre
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$37,220
6
—
Criminology
28 +8
25% / 75%
0%
$54,953
44
100%
Intelligence
— +4
—
—
$83,619
89
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$41,175
ROI Percentile
57th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
71%
4-Year Graduation Rate
52%
6-Year Graduation Rate
57%
Transfer-Out Rate
30%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 52.1% 52.1%
2012 Graduated: 57.1% 57.1%
2013 Graduated: 56.2% 56.2%
2014 Graduated: 56.0% 56.0%
2015 Graduated: 56.4% 56.4%
2016 Graduated: 56.4% 56.4%
2017 Graduated: 58.8% 58.8%
2018 Graduated: 61.2% 61.2%
2019 Graduated: 58.2% 58.2%
2020 Graduated: 57.2% 57.2%
2021 Graduated: 66.4% 66.4%
2022 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9%
2023 Graduated: 61.6% 61.6%
2024 Graduated: 57.4% 57.4%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 47.0% 47.0%
2012 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2013 Men: 48.5% 48.5%
2014 Men: 50.2% 50.2%
2015 Men: 49.6% 49.6%
2016 Men: 49.8% 49.8%
2017 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
2018 Men: 54.7% 54.7%
2019 Men: 54.0% 54.0%
2020 Men: 51.8% 51.8%
2021 Men: 58.0% 58.0%
2022 Men: 53.8% 53.8%
2023 Men: 56.5% 56.5%
2024 Men: 51.7% 51.7%
2011 Women: 55.8% 55.8%
2012 Women: 63.9% 63.9%
2013 Women: 62.7% 62.7%
2014 Women: 60.4% 60.4%
2015 Women: 61.2% 61.2%
2016 Women: 61.3% 61.3%
2017 Women: 65.2% 65.2%
2018 Women: 65.7% 65.7%
2019 Women: 61.1% 61.1%
2020 Women: 61.4% 61.4%
2021 Women: 72.8% 72.8%
2022 Women: 63.5% 63.5%
2023 Women: 65.0% 65.0%
2024 Women: 61.1% 61.1%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 34.1% 34.1%
2012 Black: 45.2% 45.2%
2013 Black: 56.2% 56.2%
2014 Black: 54.3% 54.3%
2015 Black: 55.6% 55.6%
2016 Black: 49.2% 49.2%
2017 Black: 52.4% 52.4%
2018 Black: 62.2% 62.2%
2019 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 Black: 56.4% 56.4%
2021 Black: 57.1% 57.1%
2022 Black: 41.7% 41.7%
2023 Black: 62.0% 62.0%
2024 Black: 44.1% 44.1%
2011 Hispanic: 36.8% 36.8%
2012 Hispanic: 53.3% 53.3%
2013 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1%
2014 Hispanic: 47.6% 47.6%
2015 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7%
2016 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5%
2017 Hispanic: 29.2% 29.2%
2018 Hispanic: 46.9% 46.9%
2019 Hispanic: 52.6% 52.6%
2020 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2021 Hispanic: 46.4% 46.4%
2022 Hispanic: 54.2% 54.2%
2023 Hispanic: 51.9% 51.9%
2024 Hispanic: 60.5% 60.5%
2011 White: 56.3% 56.3%
2012 White: 60.1% 60.1%
2013 White: 59.5% 59.5%
2014 White: 55.8% 55.8%
2015 White: 57.2% 57.2%
2016 White: 57.6% 57.6%
2017 White: 61.4% 61.4%
2018 White: 61.7% 61.7%
2019 White: 61.2% 61.2%
2020 White: 58.8% 58.8%
2021 White: 69.6% 69.6%
2022 White: 63.7% 63.7%
2023 White: 63.2% 63.2%
2024 White: 60.8% 60.8%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Health Sciences
28.4%
98
16% / 84%
0%
$70,475
77
98%
Business & Economics
21.4%
74
62% / 38%
1%
$64,258
66
100%
Humanities & Social Sciences
19.7%
68
31% / 69%
1%
$46,553
19
94%
Professional
8.1%
28
25% / 75%
0%
$54,953
44
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
7.0%
24
37% / 62%
0%
$62,307
62
97%
Education
5.8%
20
20% / 80%
0%
$48,832
25
100%
Arts
4.3%
15
40% / 60%
0%
$39,419
8
—
Physical Sciences & Math
2.0%
7
71% / 29%
0%
$65,975
70
—
Agriculture & Food Science
1.7%
6
17% / 83%
0%
$55,572
45
100%
Computer Science
1.4%
5
80% / 20%
0%
$85,821
90
—
Research
⇅
Physical Sciences & Math
$0.0M
#602
73%
—
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0.0M
#497
67%
—
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
—
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Education
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total
$0.0M
#644
71%
—
—
—
—
—
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
97%
Yield (Unbound)
15%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
97%
97%
97%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 68.3% 68.3%
2012 Acceptance: 67.4% 67.4%
2013 Acceptance: 63.7% 63.7%
2014 Acceptance: 66.7% 66.7%
2015 Acceptance: 69.4% 69.4%
2016 Acceptance: 63.8% 63.8%
2017 Acceptance: 74.5% 74.5%
2019 Acceptance: 91.0% 91.0%
2020 Acceptance: 97.3% 97.3%
2021 Acceptance: 96.9% 96.9%
2022 Acceptance: 95.9% 95.9%
2023 Acceptance: 82.2% 82.2%
2024 Acceptance: 43.0% 43.0%
2011 Yield: 19.3% 19.3%
2012 Yield: 17.2% 17.2%
2013 Yield: 14.1% 14.1%
2014 Yield: 13.9% 13.9%
2015 Yield: 15.4% 15.4%
2016 Yield: 15.6% 15.6%
2017 Yield: 14.9% 14.9%
2019 Yield: 11.7% 11.7%
2020 Yield: 12.2% 12.2%
2021 Yield: 11.2% 11.2%
2022 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%
2023 Yield: 12.1% 12.1%
2024 Yield: 14.7% 14.7%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 4,613 4,613
2012 Applicants: 4,474 4,474
2013 Applicants: 5,695 5,695
2014 Applicants: 5,515 5,515
2015 Applicants: 4,916 4,916
2016 Applicants: 5,223 5,223
2017 Applicants: 4,880 4,880
2019 Applicants: 4,477 4,477
2020 Applicants: 3,694 3,694
2021 Applicants: 3,102 3,102
2022 Applicants: 3,230 3,230
2023 Applicants: 4,813 4,813
2024 Applicants: 6,948 6,948
2011 Admitted: 3,151 3,151
2012 Admitted: 3,014 3,014
2013 Admitted: 3,627 3,627
2014 Admitted: 3,681 3,681
2015 Admitted: 3,412 3,412
2016 Admitted: 3,331 3,331
2017 Admitted: 3,638 3,638
2019 Admitted: 4,076 4,076
2020 Admitted: 3,593 3,593
2021 Admitted: 3,005 3,005
2022 Admitted: 3,099 3,099
2023 Admitted: 3,956 3,956
2024 Admitted: 2,988 2,988
2011 Enrolled: 609 609
2012 Enrolled: 517 517
2013 Enrolled: 512 512
2014 Enrolled: 512 512
2015 Enrolled: 527 527
2016 Enrolled: 521 521
2017 Enrolled: 543 543
2019 Enrolled: 477 477
2020 Enrolled: 439 439
2021 Enrolled: 336 336
2022 Enrolled: 410 410
2023 Enrolled: 478 478
2024 Enrolled: 438 438
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
12%
SAT Range
980
–
1230
SAT Math Range
460
–
610
SAT RW Range
520
–
620
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 890 890
2012 25th: 900 900
2013 25th: 890 890
2014 25th: 900 900
2015 25th: 910 910
2016 25th: 920 920
2017 25th: 1000 1000
2019 25th: 970 970
2022 25th: 1000 1000
2023 25th: 980 980
2024 25th: 980 980
2011 75th: 1110 1110
2012 75th: 1103 1103
2013 75th: 1110 1110
2014 75th: 1090 1090
2015 75th: 1120 1120
2016 75th: 1120 1120
2017 75th: 1180 1180
2019 75th: 1170 1170
2022 75th: 1230 1230
2023 75th: 1230 1230
2024 75th: 1230 1230
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 450 450
2012 25th: 450 450
2013 25th: 440 440
2014 25th: 440 440
2015 25th: 450 450
2016 25th: 460 460
2017 25th: 490 490
2019 25th: 470 470
2022 25th: 500 500
2023 25th: 490 490
2024 25th: 460 460
2011 75th: 550 550
2012 75th: 550 550
2013 75th: 560 560
2014 75th: 540 540
2015 75th: 550 550
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 580 580
2019 75th: 570 570
2022 75th: 610 610
2023 75th: 600 600
2024 75th: 610 610
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2012 25th: 450 450
2013 25th: 450 450
2014 25th: 460 460
2015 25th: 460 460
2016 25th: 460 460
2017 25th: 510 510
2019 25th: 500 500
2022 25th: 500 500
2023 25th: 490 490
2024 25th: 520 520
2011 75th: 560 560
2012 75th: 553 553
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 550 550
2015 75th: 570 570
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 600 600
2019 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 620 620
2023 75th: 630 630
2024 75th: 620 620
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 Submitted: 25.0% 25.0%
2023 Submitted: 18.0% 18.0%
2024 Submitted: 12.0% 12.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
