Lynchburg Baptist Theological Seminary is founded.

On May 22, 1974, the first graduation is held with Dr. J. Harold Smith as the first commencement speaker.

School colors are changed from green and gold to red, white, and blue. The Liberty Bell is unveiled. Lynchburg Baptist College becomes Liberty Baptist College.

On May 7, 1978, during the college’s fifth graduation, 4,000 people gather for the first-ever commencement held on the mountain. This commencement becomes known as the "Convocation of Champions."

On December 17, 1980, Liberty Baptist College receives full accreditation as a liberal arts college by the regional accrediting agency Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

10 years after its foundation, enrollment at Liberty Baptist College is 3,528. Tuition costs $1,600. An associate program begins and 34 majors are offered. In January, Liberty Baptist College gains full acceptance into the NCAA.

On May 6, 1985, Liberty Baptist College becomes Liberty University. The distance learning program, now Liberty University Online, begins as the Liberty University School of Lifelong Learning.

Liberty University offers its first graduate degrees, a Doctor of Ministry and a Master of Business Administration.

Liberty University becomes the largest private university in Virginia. Combined enrollment includes 11,000 students from all 50 states and 30 nations.

Vines Center and Williams Stadium are completed.

Reber-Thomas Dining Hall is completed.

Men’s basketball play in Liberty University’s first NCAA athletics tournament.

Two major benefactors purchase $30 million and $40 million of Liberty University’s debts, respectively.

Liberty’s Silver Anniversary. A hardback commemorative book, "Twenty-Five Years of Miracles," is published, featuring stories and images from Liberty University’s 25-year history.

An anonymous gift of $9 million is donated to Liberty University to be used in the construction of three additional floors to DeMoss Hall.

At Liberty University's first-annual Winterfest, more than 5,000 people attend and over 250 decisions for Christ are made.

The East Campus dorms are completed. The second, third, and fourth floors of DeMoss Hall are completed.

Marie F. Green Hall is donated by Hobby Lobby and the Green family. The men's and women's basketball teams win the Big South Conference tournaments for the first time in the same year. The 450-foot-long pedestrian tunnel running under U.S. Route 460 is completed.

The women's basketball team goes to the NCAA Sweet 16 tournament.

LaHaye Ice Center opens. Liberty University’s Debate Team ranks No. 1 in the nation.

Chancellor and Founder Dr. Jerry Falwell dies on May 15, 2007. The "LU" monogram is put on Candler's Mountain. Liberty University's distance learning program is now known as Liberty University Online and tops 20,000 enrolled students.

Liberty University has its first graduating class from the School of Law. The third floor of DeMoss Hall is renovated and opened for student use. The Towns-Alumni Lecture Hall, an expansion to the B.R. Lakin School of Religion, is completed.

Liberty University receives the highest accreditation level VI from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Construction is completed on the Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre. The new freestanding Liberty University Barnes & Noble Bookstore is opened on Main Campus.

Liberty reached Dr. Falwell's goal of 50,000 enrolled students. Receives AA bond rating from Standard & Poor's. Liberty named among top 10 conservative colleges in the U.S. The expansion of Williams Stadium was completed. The School of Aeronautics purchased Falwell Aviation. Tower Theater at Green Hall opened.

Liberty University becomes the nation's eighth-largest four-year university according to the U.S. Department of Education. Liberty is gifted The Sports Racket, located 15 minutes from campus. Construction on the Wards Road pedestrian bridge is completed. The Equestrian Center on Liberty Mountain opens.

Hancock Welcome Center is constructed. Groundbreaking for the Jerry Falwell Library begins. First voting precinct is held on campus.

Enrollment exceeds 100,000 students. Liberty University launches a rebranding effort. Film partnership with Kirk Cameron is announced. Sears building is purchased at River Ridge Mall for $6.9 million. Liberty Baseball Stadium, Vines Center basketball practice facility, and football practice fields are completed.

Jerry Falwell Library, Center for Medical and Health Sciences, first Residential Commons, LaHaye Student Union expansion, Vines Center upgrade, and vehicular tunnel are completed. Law School celebrates 10 years. College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomes its first class. Men's indoor track wins 17th straight conference title. The Flames take their first trip to the playoffs.

The Science Hall, new School of Music building, expanded LaHaye Ice Center, second Residential Commons, and Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium open. Ground is broken for the Liberty Athletics Center and DeMoss Hall expansion, as well as Freedom Tower, home to the newly named Rawlings School of Divinity. LU Send Now humanitarian relief program is introduced.

Carnegie ranks Liberty University as a Doctoral University. Liberty hosts the Virginia Commonwealth Games. Center for Applied Research & Scholarship is created. New London Airport is acquired. Ground is broken on the Indoor Football Practice Facility, Indoor Track Complex, and Natatorium.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump delivers the first commencement address of his presidency to the class of 2017 and a crowd of 50,000. The NCAA approves Liberty University's waiver request for the Football Bowl Subdivision reclassification process.

The Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine holds its first-ever hooding ceremony for its inaugural graduating class. President Jimmy Carter delivers the commencement address to the class of 2018. The Freedom Tower, the new home to the Rawlings School of Divinity, is completed.