Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Liberty University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 39,998 male and 56,711 female students attending Liberty. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.71 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Liberty.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Liberty
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total48,90631,03417,872
Men21,35113,1408,211
Women27,55517,8949,661
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Liberty
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total47,80322,95724,846
Men18,6478,9219,726
Women29,15614,03615,120

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 49,461 White students (51.14%) and 20,250 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (20.94%) at Liberty University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Liberty University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Liberty University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native20277125
Asian848372476
Black or African American4,5871,8332,754
Hispanic3,4511,4711,980
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1174968
White28,12012,21015,910
Two or More Races1,8647601,104
Race/Ethnicity Unknown9,2764,3524,924
Total 48,90621,35127,555
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Liberty University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native20679127
Asian1,097487610
Black or African American9,5323,1366,396
Hispanic2,6619841,677
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1406674
White21,3418,65612,685
Two or More Races1,6165901,026
Race/Ethnicity Unknown10,9744,5436,431
Total 47,80318,64729,156

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 28,655 students whose age under twenty five and 52,851 students whose age is over thirty years old at Liberty University.
Especially, 186 students are younger than eighteen and 1,316 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Liberty University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Liberty University
TotalMenWomen
Total48,906 21,35127,555
Under 18184 65119
18-197,387 3,0244,363
20-219,679 4,0525,627
22-247,057 3,1353,922
25-296,583 3,1043,479
30-344,989 2,3502,639
35-394,090 1,8472,243
40-495,162 2,1513,011
50-642,984 1,2051,779
65 and over293 135158
unknown498 283215
Total 48,906 21,35127,555
Population by Student Age at Liberty University
TotalMenWomen
Total47,803 18,64729,156
Under 182 11
18-1912 57
20-21271 74197
22-244,063 1,2122,851
25-297,794 2,8174,977
30-346,756 2,7274,029
35-396,792 2,8663,926
40-4911,808 4,6367,172
50-648,954 3,7245,230
65 and over1,023 477546
unknown328 108220
Total 47,803 18,64729,156

Online Student Population

At Liberty University, 88,057 students (91.05% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 81,026 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 12,863 students live in Virginia where Liberty University is located in and 66,607 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total96,70948,90647,803
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes81,02635,24345,783
Enrolled Some in Online Classes7,0316,559472
Not Enrolled in Online Classes8,6527,1041,548
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)81,02635,24345,783
Virginia Residents12,8636,0236,840
Other State in U.S.66,60728,70037,907
Outside of U.S.961331630
Unknown595189406