-14%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at University of Lynchburg fell 14% between 2021 and 2024 (66.4% → 57.4%).
Virginia · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia. 1,599 undergraduate students. 65 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at University of Lynchburg
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Lynchburg fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.5% → 0.0%).
-10%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at University of Lynchburg fell 10% between 2021 and 2024 (57.7% → 51.7%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
University of Lynchburg earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Virginia median
Each tile compares this institution to the Virginia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$56,380+27% · 6→10y
Virginia median $44,813$44,261
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry61.6%+5% · '97→'24
Virginia median 50.7%$22,500+157% · '97→'20
At program completion1,599+18% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS75.8%-7% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time82.2%-42% · '01→'24
latest cohort$35,540+103% · '00→'24
out-of-state $35,540SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How University of Lynchburg earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at University of Lynchburg
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
5.3%Median federal debt $22,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $56,380 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
University of Lynchburg enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+103%
University of Lynchburg · in-state tuition rose
$18,105 → $36,750
+103%
University of Lynchburg · out-of-state tuition rose
$18,105 → $36,750
+157%
University of Lynchburg · median debt rose
$10,500 → $27,000
-100%
University of Lynchburg · cohort default rate fell
6.3% → 0.0%
+28%
University of Lynchburg · pell share rose
21.8% → 27.9%
+27%
University of Lynchburg · earnings_median_10yr rose
$44,400 → $56,380
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
University of Lynchburg programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$84,125Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,147Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$66,112Criminology$53,678Communication and Media Studies$45,474Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$44,949Psychology, General$42,091
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
7 University of Lynchburg programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Lynchburg
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$528,543
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 13
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $19,432
- HS-only baseline · VA
- $39,800
- Years to complete
- 7
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to University of Lynchburg in Virginia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Lynchburg graduates earn $X” — not “University of Lynchburg makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Lynchburg caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.