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Review the basic costs to attend Liberty University residentially or online. Here you’ll find our annual tuition, housing, dining, and fees for undergraduate and graduate students. Liberty University is freezing tuition costs again for the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year. Read more about it here.
Residential Program Costs
Undergraduate 2021-2022
Annual Tuition, Housing, Dining and Fees
- Tuition – $23,800
- Tier 1 Room: The Circle – $4,850
- Tier 2 Room: South Tower, East Campus 3-Person, & The Hill 3-Person – $6,150
- Tier 3 Room: East Campus 2-Person & The Quad 2-Person – $7,150
- Tier 4 Room: The Hill 2-Person & The Quad 1-Person – $7,850
- Tier 5 Room: Residential Commons – $8,150
- Freedom Dining Plan – $4,050
- Freedom Dining Plus Plan – $4,560
- Activity/Student Center Fee (Associate, Bachelor, and Certificate Programs) – $770
- Student Health Fee (Associate, Bachelor and Certificate Programs) – $340
- Course Fees – Per Course
- Auto Registration Fee (Optional) – $300
- Resident Expenses and Financial Policy
Part-time per credit hour tuition cost is $815
Additional Program Costs
- Washington Fellowship Tuition (Semester) – $9,645
- Washington Fellowship Tuition (Summer) – $440 per credit hour
- Washington Fellowship Room (Fall or Spring) – $5,600 per semester
- Washington Fellowship Room (Summer) – $5,100 per semester
For questions, please contact the Office of Admissions at (800) 543-5317.
Graduate 2021-2022
Tuition, Dining, and Fees
- Master Programs – $545 per credit hour
- Master of Arts (M.A.) in Pastoral Counseling (Full-time) – Block rate of $2,850 per semester
- Master of Arts (M.A.) in Pastoral Counseling (Part-time) – $410 per credit hour
- Rawlings School of Divinity (Full-time) – Block rate of $2,850 per semester
- Rawlings School of Divinity (Part-time) – $410 per credit hour
- Master of Biomedical Sciences – $650 per credit hour
- Doctor of Nursing Practice and Ph.D Programs – $635 per credit hour
- Psy.D. – $1,100 per credit hour (starting Spring 2022)
- Liberty University School of Law (Full-time) – $37,885 per academic year
- Liberty University School of Law (Part-time) – $1,263 per credit hour
- Liberty University School College of Osteopathic Medicine- $47,000 per academic year
- Course Fees – Per Course
- Freedom Dining Plan – $4,050 per academic year
- Freedom Plus Dining Plan – $4,560 per academic year
- Student Activity Fee (All Programs) – $285 per semester
- Student Health Fee (All Programs) – $170 per semester
- Rawlings School of Divinity Activity Fee* – $50 per semester
- School of Law Specific Activity Fee* – $400 per academic year
- School of Law BARBRI Fee – $920 per academic year
- Auto Registration Fee (Optional) – $285 per academic year
- Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Parking Fee- $100 per semester
- Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Activity Fee – $300 per academic year
- Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Malpractice Insurance Fee – $300 per academic year
- Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine First Year Fee – $1,750 first year only
- Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Anatomy, Clinical Medical, SIM Lab Fee- $525 per academic year
Online Program Costs
Liberty University Online Costs
Leading into our 2021-2022 academic year, tuition for all undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs has not increased in six years.
General Tuition Rates and Fees: 2021-2022
Full-Time Per Hour Rate
- Undergraduate – $390
- R.N.-B.S.N. and R.N.-B.S.N.-M.S.N. – $330
- B.S.N.-M.S.N. (Dual Degree)¹ – $330
- M.A., M.B.A., and M.S.N. – $565
- M.S. in Biomedical Sciences² – $605
- M.Ed. and M.A. in Teaching Programs³ – $415
- School of Divinity Master’s Programs – $2,750 block rate
- School of Divinity D.Min.⁴ – $2,750 block rate
- Ed.S. and Doctorate Programs – $595
- D.N.P. – Psych. Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Post-MSN and Post-BSN)⁵ – $1,200
- Post-Grad Certificate in Psych Mental Health⁵ – $1,200
- Military Undergraduate – $250
- Military Master School of Divinity – $2,475 block rate
- Military Grad./Ed.D., Ed.S., D.Min. Programs⁶ – $275
- Military Grad. to Doctoral tuition⁷ – $300
- Technology Fee⁸
- 2020-2021 – $199 per semester
- 2021-2022 – $249 per semester
- Course Fees – Per Course
Part-Time Per Hour Rate
- Undergraduate – $455
- R.N.-B.S.N. and R.N.-B.S.N.-M.S.N. – $330
- B.S.N.-M.S.N. (Dual Degree)¹ – $330
- M.A., M.B.A., and M.S.N. – $615
- M.S. in Biomedical Sciences² – $605
- M.Ed. and M.A. in Teaching Programs³ – $615
- School of Divinity Master’s Programs – $395
- School of Divinity D.Min. and Ph.D. Programs⁴ – $395
- Ed.S. and Doctorate Programs – $650
- D.N.P. – Psych. Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Post-MSN and Post-BSN)⁵ – $1,200
- Post-Grad Certificate in Psych Mental Health⁵ – $1,200
- Military Undergraduate – $250
- Military Master School of Divinity – $275
- Military Grad./Ed.D., Ed.S., D.Min. Programs⁶ – $275
- Military Grad. to Doctoral tuition⁷ – $300
- Technology Fee⁸
- 2020-2021 – $199 per semester
- 2021-2022 – $249 per semester
- Course Fees – Per Course
¹B.S.N.-M.S.N. (Dual Degree) – The B.S.N.-M.S.N. Dual Degree program is formatted in a way in which students enrolled specifically in this program will earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing concurrently.
²Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences – This program will no longer be accepting new enrollees beginning in Fall 2018.
³Master of Education and Master of Arts in Teaching Programs – Applicable to School of Education programs only. Does not include School of Behavioral Sciences programs
⁴Rawlings School of Divinity Doctor of Ministry – Rawlings School of Divinity Doctor of Ministry students and Rawlings School of Divinity Ph.D students enrolled between 1 and 6.99 credit hours will be charged the part-time tuition rate of $395 per credit hour. Students enrolled between 7 and 15 credit hours will be charged the block rate of $2,750. Any credit hours above 15 will be charged at the $395 part-time rate.
⁵Post Graduate Certificates in Psychiatric Mental Health – Beginning Spring 2022, students will pay a flat rate of $1,200 per credit hour, as opposed to separate part time and full time rates. Those who have begun coursework in the Fall 2021 term or earlier, will be grandfathered into the previous full-time/part-time tuition rate. If a student breaks enrollment or graduates, they will be updated to the new flat tuition rate when they re-enroll. Please note that the flat rate means that new students in these programs will not be eligible for the military discount.
⁶Military Graduate/EdD, EdS, DMin Programs – The doctorate military rate only applies to the Education Doctoral (Ed.D and Ed.S) programs and the following Doctoral Certificate programs: Executive Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction, Executive Certificate in Higher Education Administration, and Executive Certificate in School Administration and Supervision . Military students pursuing other doctorate programs will be charged the regular (part-time/full-time) doctorate tuition rates. Doctoral military students enrolled in Doctorate of Ministry: Pastoral Counseling will be assessed the $275 military rate for 1 to 6.99 credit hours, or over 15 credit hours. Students enrolled in this program for 7 to 15 credit hours will be assessed a military block rate of $1,925.
⁷Military Graduate to Doctoral tuition – Beginning in Fall 2020, when you complete a graduate degree through Liberty – including the nested 21-hour advanced/executive certificates – and you continue your studies into specific doctoral programs within 2 academic years of graduation, you will receive a reduced tuition rate of just $300 per credit hour. The $300 tuition rate only applies to active service members, eligible veterans, and spouses who are new to a doctoral program in Fall 2020 or after. DoD employees are not eligible for the discounted tuition rate at the doctoral level. Both Ed.S. and Ed.D. programs will retain a tuition rate of $275 per credit hour.
⁸Technology Fee – Technology fee is waived for all active military
Additional Definitions
- Undergraduate – Part-time rate if taking 11 hours or less
- Graduate – Part-time if taking 8 hours or less
- Ph.D. and Doctorate – Part-time if taking 5 hours or less
- Rawlings School of Divinity Master Programs – Block rate = 9 to 15 credit hours (less than 9 or more than 15 credit hours: $395/credit hour)
Special Program Tuition Rates: 2019-2020 and 2020-2021
- Willmington School of the Bible – $120 per credit hour – Students enrolled in any Willmington School of the Bible program will incur the $249 Technology Fee.
- LUOA/EDGE – $549 per course