What does Liberty Online tuition cost for 2026-27?

Per the tuition page: undergraduate full-time $410/credit hour (part-time $475); graduate $600 ($665 part-time); doctoral $630 ($695); military rates $250 (UG), $310 (grad), $395 (doctoral tracks). Technology fee $349/semester; estimated books/online content $716/year.

Liberty Online award rules

Will the scholarship last four years at Liberty Online?

We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.

Verified Jul 20262 months ago

The short answer

6 of 7 published awards are listed as renewable.

The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.

What to do

Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.

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At a glance

Renewable tiers: 6 of 7
One-time tiers: 1
Tiers with published renewal terms: 6
Renewal risk profile: low

Renewal risk profile

Liberty Online's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.

First Responders Discount: See notes
Liberty Advantage: See notes
LU Parent Discount: See notes
Heroes Fund Scholarship: See notes
SBCV / WVCSB Pastor Scholarships: See notes
Military Tuition Discount (rate-based): See notes

Renewal terms by tier

First Responders Discount
25% tuition discount
To keep it: If enrolled beyond the initial approval period, Liberty may request documentation be resent to confirm continued eligibility.
Source: https://www.liberty.edu/online/scholarships/
Liberty Advantage
15% off tuition
To keep it: Complete the LUO Advantage Discount Form annually by July 1 in myLU.
Source: https://www.liberty.edu/online/scholarships/
LU Parent Discount
15% off tuition
To keep it: Applied once you and your student start classes; conditions tied to the residential student's enrollment.
Source: https://www.liberty.edu/online/scholarships/
Heroes Fund Scholarship
All remaining tuition and class fees after financial aid and military aid
To keep it: Covers the student's first certificate, associate, bachelor's, or master's degree.
Source: https://www.liberty.edu/online/scholarships/
SBCV / WVCSB Pastor Scholarships
Full tuition
To keep it: Awarded annually and expires in the summer of each year; must provide a new church letter each summer semester to re-apply.
Source: https://www.liberty.edu/online/scholarships/
Military Tuition Discount (rate-based)
$250/credit hour undergraduate; $310/credit hour graduate; $395/credit hour doctoral (2026-27)
To keep it: Rates published per academic year on the tuition page.
Source: https://www.liberty.edu/online/tuition-and-fees/

How families lose this aid

Expecting a GPA- or test-based merit scholarship.
Liberty Online's published institutional awards are affiliation/status-based (first responder, military, church, employer, parent). No academic stat grid or automatic GPA award appears on the scholarships page.
Thinking '100% tuition' awards cover everything.
SBCV/WVCSB awards state 'Student is responsible for all fees'; the First Responders Discount leaves books, materials, and the $349/semester technology fee unpaid; Heroes Fund excludes School of Aeronautics and School of Law class fees.

Renewal questions families ask

What does Liberty Online tuition cost for 2026-27?: Per the tuition page: undergraduate full-time $410/credit hour (part-time $475); graduate $600 ($665 part-time); doctoral $630 ($695); military rates $250 (UG), $310 (grad), $395 (doctoral tracks). Technology fee $349/semester; estimated books/online content $716/year.

How Liberty Online compares across our verified dataset

665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Liberty Online is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every renewal claim is checked against Liberty Online’s own published materials.

Policy pageLiberty Online stacking policy
Merit tiersMilitary Tuition Discount (rate-based)