Study abroad at Lynchburg

Lynchburg is a scenic, historic, and rapidly growing university and nuclear technology city nestled in the foothills of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains along the James River in Central Virginia (known as the 'Hill City'), located 1 hour east of Roanoke, 2 hours west of Richmond, and 3.5 hours southwest of Washington, D.C. Celebrated for its historic Downtown Riverfront, scenic Blackwater Creek Trail network, thriving nuclear engineering and defense manufacturing sector (home to BWX Technologies and Framatome nuclear headquarters), and high quality of life. Lynchburg is the massive flagship campus home of Liberty University (founded in 1971, one of the largest private Christian universities in the world with over 15,000 residential students and 130,000+ total students across a state-of-the-art 7,000-acre campus with over $2 billion invested in recent campus developments, crowned by the iconic 275-foot Freedom Tower). Liberty University is internationally acclaimed for the School of Aeronautics (one of the largest FAA-approved aviation schools in the US with a modern training fleet and simulators at Lynchburg Regional Airport LYH), School of Business (ACBSP-accredited, housed in a 78,000-sq-ft high-tech facility with simulated stock trading room), School of Engineering (ABET-accredited Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, and Civil Engineering), Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM), and School of Nursing, alongside the University of Lynchburg (renowned for Doctorate of Physical Therapy and Health Sciences) and Randolph College. Degrees are taught 100% in English with prestigious US accreditations. International students benefit from state-of-the-art campus amenities (Snowflex year-round ski slope, modern Montview Student Union), generous Liberty International Merit Scholarships ($3,000 to $10,000/year), exceptional safety, and direct US F-1 / I-20 Student Visa support with 3-year STEM OPT work extensions.

Tuition fees in Lynchburg for international undergraduate students at Liberty University range between $22,500 and $24,800 per academic year for Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, Cybersecurity, and Pre-Med (with Liberty awarding generous International Student Merit Scholarships and Academic Awards discounting $3,000 to $10,000/year from tuition, bringing net tuition down to approx. $14,500–$18,500/year). Flight training fees for aviation majors are billed per flight hour with specialized FAA packages. Postgraduate Master's degrees range from $10,500 to $16,500 per year. Ultra-modern on-campus residential commons (Liberty Commons I, II, III, Residential Quads, and South Tower) cost between $650 and $1,100 per month (inclusive of meal plans, utilities, and high-speed Wi-Fi), while off-campus student apartments in Lynchburg, Wards Road, and Timberlake range from $500 to $850 per month. General monthly living expenses range between $700 and $1,150.

International students require a US F-1 Student Visa. Upon academic admission and verification of financial documentation (bank statement certifying first-year tuition and living expenses minus scholarship awards), the International Student Center (Liberty ISC) issues the official Form I-20. The student pays the SEVIS I-901 fee, completes the DS-160 online visa application, and attends the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy or Consulate. STEM graduates qualify for a 24-month OPT extension (total 36 months of US employment authorization).