The starting point
Private Christian university with one of the lowest sticker-price private residential programs in the country. Liberty publishes an explicit 6-tier GPA Academic Scholarship ($1,750–$6,500/year) plus a Test Score Bonus layer ($1,000/year at SAT 1240+/ACT 26+, or full tuition at SAT 1560+/ACT 35+), with National Merit Finalists receiving 100% tuition plus room and board for up to 4 years.
More than one award path. Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 5 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Academic Scholarship
Six-tier GPA ladder: $1,750/yr at 3.00–3.19 GPA; $3,100/yr at 3.20–3.39; $3,500/yr at 3.40–3.59; $4,000/yr at 3.60–3.79; $5,600/yr at 3.80–3.99; $6,500/yr at a 4.00 GPA · Published award terms
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.00+
Eligibility: Liberty's Academic Scholarship is GPA-based and awarded automatically to residential undergraduates who meet the 3.00 GPA floor. The six-tier dollar ladder above is published on Liberty's scholarships page for 2025-26. The Test Score Bonus layer is a separate additive award that can push the combined aid up to full tuition at the top test-score threshold.
Renewal: Renewable for the standard residential undergraduate program subject to Liberty's published renewal terms
Other terms: Liberty has consolidated its residential merit model to a single named Academic Scholarship. The older named ladder (Chancellor, President's, Dean's, and similar legacy names) no longer appears in current Liberty scholarship copy. The $6,500/year ceiling at a 4.00 GPA is before the Test Score Bonus layer is added. A 4.00 GPA student with a 26+ ACT stacks another $1,000/year on top for $7,500/year, and a 35+ ACT pushes the combined award to a full tuition scholarship.
https://www.liberty.edu/student-financial-services/scholarships/
Test Score Bonus
+$1,000/year at SAT 1240+ / ACT 26+ / CLT 81+. Full tuition scholarship at SAT 1560+ / ACT 35+ / CLT 107+. · Published coverage or package
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: 3.0+
Eligibility: Test Score Bonus layers on top of the Academic Scholarship when the student reports a qualifying test score. Requires a minimum 3.0 GPA. Liberty accepts SAT, ACT, and CLT test scores for the bonus.
Renewal: Renewable as a layer on top of the Academic Scholarship subject to Liberty's published renewal terms
Other terms: The Test Score Bonus is Liberty's mechanism for rewarding high test scores without building a multi-dimensional GPA × test grid. The first threshold (SAT 1240+ / ACT 26+ / CLT 81+) adds $1,000/year to the base Academic Scholarship. The top threshold (SAT 1560+ / ACT 35+ / CLT 107+) elevates the combined award to a full tuition scholarship regardless of GPA tier.
https://www.liberty.edu/student-financial-services/scholarships/
Honors Scholars Award
$4,000/year · Published amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Admission to the Liberty Honors Scholars Program. Separate from the National Merit Finalist variant of the Honors package. Residential undergraduates only.
Renewal: Renewable for up to 4 years subject to continued Honors Scholars Program participation
Other terms: The Honors Scholars Award is a flat $4,000/year supplement for students admitted to the Liberty Honors Scholars Program who are not National Merit Finalists. It layers on top of the base Academic Scholarship and the Test Score Bonus. Honors-admitted NMFs receive the larger NMF variant (full tuition plus room and board) rather than the $4,000/year Honors award.
https://www.liberty.edu/honors/honors-scholars/
