Program Details
Liberty University

Pre-Law Studies (22.0001)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Law and Policy: Pre Law
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA/BS
2010 CIP Code: 

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  
Date Program Placed on Probation:  
Date Program Closed:  
This program can be completed solely via distance education.
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-2158561492
2021-22686693123
2022-23715711152
2023-24755767165
2024-25836874185

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation

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




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
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2020-21246892
2021-2221102123
2022-2337115152
2023-2434131165
2024-2543142185
Five Year Summary159558717
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years56531171759378168717



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
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)NaN
2014-15 (8 years)NaN
2017-18 (5 years)NaN
2019-20 (3 years)1680%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-205464.3%$ 21,434$ 27,000$ 30,903$ 35,516
2016-17 to 2020-2111867.0%$ 19,000$ 25,101$ 29,326$ 35,487
2017-18 to 2021-2219866.2%$ 18,368$ 25,000$ 28,562$ 35,000
2018-19 to 2022-2329966.4%$ 17,857$ 24,250$ 27,881$ 33,332
2019-20 to 2023-2438965.3%$ 18,832$ 25,000$ 27,922$ 33,198
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 PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-205464.3%$ 24,000$ 31,319$ 37,464$ 48,000
2016-17 to 2020-2111867.0%$ 20,832$ 27,349$ 34,309$ 40,616
2017-18 to 2021-2219866.2%$ 19,000$ 26,146$ 33,849$ 40,079
2018-19 to 2022-2329966.4%$ 18,887$ 25,000$ 32,253$ 38,158
2019-20 to 2023-2438965.3%$ 19,500$ 25,000$ 32,275$ 37,894


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.