Basic Costs

Liberty University Online Costs

General Tuition Rates and Fees for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026

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

⁴School of Divinity D.Min. and Ph.D. – 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 for the 2024-2025 academic year and $410 per credit hour for the 2025-2026 academic year. Students enrolled between 7 and 15 credit hours will be charged the block rate of $2,750 for the 2024-2025 academic year and $2,850 for the 2025-2026 academic year. Any credit hours above 15 will be charged at the $395 part-time rate for the 2024-2025 academic year and $410 per credit hour for the 2025-2026 academic year. In addition, the Ed.D. in Christian Leadership (DECL-EDD-D) does not qualify for the School of Divinity block or part time rates. Students in this program are charged the standard full time and part time rates for online Doctoral programs.

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/Ed.D., Ed.S., D.Min.: Pastoral Counseling Programs – The $275 doctorate military rate only applies to the 2024-25 academic year and for the following programs: the Education Doctoral (Ed.D and Ed.S) programs, Doctorate of Ministry: Pastoral Counseling, Executive Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction, Executive Certificate in Higher Education Administration, and Executive Certificate in School Administration and Supervision. All Doctoral military students enrolled in the programs listed prior will be assessed the $375 rate beginning in the 2025-26 academic year. Military students pursuing other doctorate programs will be charged the regular (part-time/full-time) doctorate tuition rates. Students enrolled in the Doctorate of Ministry: Pastoral Counseling for 7 to 15 credit hours will be assessed a military block rate of $1,925 for the 2024-2025 academic year and $2,800 for the 2025-2026 academic year.

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 for the 2024-2025 academic year and $375 per credit hour for the 2025-2026 academic year. The $300/$375 tuition rates only apply to active service members, eligible veterans, and spouses who are new to an eligible doctoral program in Fall 2020 or after. DoD employees are not eligible for the discounted tuition rate at the doctoral level.

⁸Technology Fee – The Technology Fee is waived for all active military and their spouses starting in the 2025-2026 academic year.

⁹Book and Online Content – Electronic course materials are provided to online undergraduate students at no cost, since their Inclusive Access fees are waived. Online graduate students have an estimated cost of $720 for textbooks and online content for the 2024-2025 academic year. Students’ direct costs for books and online content fees could vary each year, depending on their program of study, program level, semesters of attendance, and varying materials needed for each course.

Online Expenses and Financial Policy- UG

Online Expenses and Financial Policy- GR

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 per credit hour for the 2024-2025 academic year and $410 per credit hour for the 2025-2026 academic year)

Special Program Tuition Rates: 2024-2025 & 2025-2026

• Willmington School of the Bible – $120 per credit hour – Students enrolled in any Willmington School of the Bible program will incur the $299 (2023-2024)/$349 (2024-2025) Technology Fee.
• LUOA/EDGE – $549 per course

Liberty University Student Financial Services establishes the annual cost of attendance allowances to help students and their families prepare financially for the academic year. The below allowances for residential and online students are estimates and may vary depending on students’ individual spending decisions.  These allowances are “indirect” meaning, they are not charged directly to student accounts.  Direct charges that are applied to student accounts are listed above in the Residential and Online Program Costs sections.

Residential

Allowances in this chart are based on a student attending the residential program at a full-time enrollment status.

Undergraduate, Graduate and School of Law allowances are based on 9 months of enrollment, typically the Fall and Spring semesters. The College of Osteopathic Medicines allowances are based on a 48 week period.

The final direct cost calculated for a student’s on-campus food and housing will be determined by the student’s selections during the Financial Check-In (FCI) process.

Online

Allowances in this chart are based on a student attending the online program at either a full-time or half-time enrollment status for 9 months of enrollment, typically the Fall and Spring semesters.

*The Books, Supplies, and Course Materials allowance for online undergraduate students will be factored in at a decreased rate, because their Inclusive Access charges are waived.

Costs of Attendance Allowance Definitions

Living Expenses (Food and Housing): An allowance for food and housing costs, as determined by the institution, to be incurred by the student attending the institution on at least a half-time basis, including:

• • A standard food allowance that provides the equivalent of three meals each day, regardless of whether a student chooses institutionally owned or operated food services (i.e., housing or meal plans). Institutions must provide an allowance for purchasing food off campus for a student that does not elect institutionally owned or operated food services.
  • Housing allowances for students residing in institutionally owned or operated housing with or without dependents must be based on the average or median amount assessed to such residents for housing charges, whichever is greater.
  • Housing allowances for students living off-campus must include rent or other housing costs.
  • For dependent students living at home with parents, institutions must include a reasonable standard allowance for living expenses that are not zero.
  • For students living in housing on a military base or for which they receive a basic allowance under section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, institutions must include a reasonable allowance for food on-campus or off-campus but cannot include housing costs
  • For all other students, institutions must include a reasonable allowance based on expenses incurred by such students.

Fees: Along with tuition, an amount normally assessed a student carrying the same academic workload, as determined by the institution.

Loan Fees: An allowance for the cost of any Federal student loan fee, origination fee, or insurance premium charged to the student or the parent of the student. The allowance may be actual or average costs, as appropriate; and may not include the cost associated with non-Federal loans.

Books, Course Materials, Supplies and Equipment: An allowance for books, course materials, and equipment, which must include all such costs required of all students in the same course of study, including a reasonable allowance for the rental or upfront purchase of a personal computer, as determined by the institution.

Computer Purchase: Allowance for purchase of a computer for 1^st year Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine students.

Personal/Miscellaneous Expenses: An allowance, as determined by the institution, for a student attending the institution on at least a half-time basis.

Transportation: An allowance, as determined by the institution, which may include transportation between campus, residences, and place of work.