University of Lynchburg

Private · Selective · VA

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationVA · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads1,577

Student:faculty11:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate51.7%

6-yr grad rate57.4%

Drop-out rate29.4%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$37k

Out-of-state tuition$37k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity43%

Gender diversity56.9%

International12.8%

IdentityChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Overview

The University of Lynchburg is a private university in the foothills city of Lynchburg, Virginia, with historic ties to the Disciples of Christ. It combines a health-sciences focus with a strong tradition of community engagement, set against a Blue Ridge Mountains backdrop, and it rebranded from Lynchburg College to reflect its growth into a broader university with active graduate and doctoral programs.

Academics

Health sciences are the university's core strength, including established pathways into physician assistant and doctor of physical therapy programs that draw students specifically for those tracks and benefit from dedicated clinical facilities on campus. Education and business are other solid programs, and class sizes tend to be small with direct faculty access even in pre-professional, competitive tracks.

Campus & student life

The Lynchburg setting near the Blue Ridge Mountains makes outdoor recreation, hiking, and access to the James River a genuine part of student life, alongside a more traditional residential campus social scene. Community engagement and service are a visible thread running through student organizations and coursework alike, reflecting the university's founding mission.

Getting in

Admissions is holistic and personal, with particular attention paid to applicants aiming for the university's competitive health-science pathways, which often have their own additional requirements, prerequisites, or application steps beyond general university admission.

After graduation

The physician assistant and physical therapy programs feed directly into regional and national healthcare employers, and graduates of those tracks tend to have strong, program-specific placement given the clinical training built into the curriculum. Business and education graduates are more concentrated in the central Virginia region.

Worth knowing

The physician assistant and doctor of physical therapy pipelines are a genuine draw nationally for a university this size, and prospective health-science students should look closely at how those specific programs are structured, sequenced, and admitted into, since they often function almost as their own school within the university.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate43%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 980–1230

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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