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Program Details
Liberty University
Political Science and Government, General (45.1001)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Government

Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees

Degree Title: BA/BS

2010 CIP Code: 451001

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	Yes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

Program authorized for distance learning

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	634	569	134
2019-20	596	550	137
2020-21	662	622	148
2021-22	647	597	140
2022-23	596	568	152

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.93	96	$ 3,305

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)	Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.31	71

The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.

Program Graduates by Domicile
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Total
2018-19	33	101	134
2019-20	39	98	137
2020-21	35	113	148
2021-22	39	101	140
2022-23	35	117	152
Five Year Summary	181	530	711

Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,

Year	Foreign/ International	African Am. or Black (NH)	Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)	Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)	Hispanic	White, Caucasian Am. (NH)	Multi-Race (NH)	Unknown/ Unreported (NH)	Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years	6	45	2	6	711	42	402	182	711

Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.

Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)	260	20%	$51,246	$75,614	$101,210
2013-14 (8 years)	287	20%	$46,694	$61,962	$82,982
2016-17 (5 years)	302	21%	$38,925	$53,498	$69,494
2018-19 (3 years)	442	17%	$37,759	$50,226	$63,925
2020-21 (18 months)	620	14%

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	235	65.3%	$ 19,500	$ 25,500	$ 27,843	$ 33,500
2014-15 to 2018-19	285	64.5%	$ 18,750	$ 27,000	$ 27,927	$ 34,998
2015-16 to 2019-20	337	63.9%	$ 18,750	$ 27,000	$ 29,181	$ 36,401
2016-17 to 2020-21	400	64.5%	$ 17,750	$ 26,472	$ 28,659	$ 36,367
2017-18 to 2021-22	434	64.4%	$ 16,239	$ 26,560	$ 29,185	$ 36,457

Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	235	65.3%	$ 19,500	$ 28,000	$ 34,978	$ 43,622
2014-15 to 2018-19	285	64.5%	$ 19,500	$ 28,571	$ 34,253	$ 41,833
2015-16 to 2019-20	339	64.3%	$ 19,500	$ 28,665	$ 35,259	$ 43,500
2016-17 to 2020-21	402	64.8%	$ 18,832	$ 27,958	$ 34,578	$ 42,480
2017-18 to 2021-22	436	64.7%	$ 16,708	$ 27,384	$ 34,256	$ 42,366

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.