Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 66.3-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 28 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 27 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data27 · 96.4%
- Failing1 · 3.6%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
Action history · 9
- Jan 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedTransnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
- Oct 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationTransnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
- Apr 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationTransnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
- Oct 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningTransnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
- Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: DegreeTransnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 128 students received $589K in Pell grants, alongside $9.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 118 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (13.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at VUL
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 3
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
VUL vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions VUL selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectVirginia University of Lynchburg | 38% | — | 581 | $21,253 | Baccalaureate |
| 0% | — | 1,717 | $12,038 | Baccalaureate | |
| 40% | 69.7% | 728 | $23,931 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | 80.8% | 331 | $26,572 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | 92.0% | 351 | $21,269 | Baccalaureate | |
| 5% | — | 342 | $10,627 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 5% | 80.8% | 466 | $21,261 |
Institutions like VUL
Explore the federal data for institutions in VUL's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateVirginia
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment1,717Net price$12,038View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Florida College
Grad rate40%Admit rate69.7%Enrollment728Net price$23,931View data - BaccalaureateTennessee
Remington College-Memphis Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate80.8%Enrollment331Net price$26,572View data - BaccalaureateLouisiana
Herzing University-New Orleans
Grad rate0%Admit rate92.0%Enrollment351Net price$21,269View data - BaccalaureateArkansas
Arkansas Baptist College
Grad rate5%Admit rate—Enrollment342Net price$10,627View data
VUL Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Virginia University of Lynchburg values student success. To ensure that VUL is meeting its goals regarding student success, data is collected annually for course completion rates, retention rates, graduation rates, state licensing examination results, employment rates, graduate school attendance rates, and job placement data.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Terri CornwellDirector of Institutional Effectiveness
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