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Liberty University is a Christian liberal arts university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was founded as Liberty Baptist College in 1971 by conservative Christian Jerry Falwell, who is also the Senior Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church.
Academics
Liberty University started a new graduate program in Communication Studies in 2004. The Master of Arts in Communication Studies accepted its first class in 2004 and was approved by the SACS accrediting body in November 2004.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Liberty University in the 4th tier of Southern Master's Universities. The magazine ranked its selectivity as "Less Selective." With tuition and annual fees of over $13,000, excluding room and board, it is the most expensive university in its class, costing over twice the average of other universities in its ranking.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports
The University is a member of the Division I level Big South Conference for 17 sports. The other eight members include Birmingham Southern College and Winthrop University. The University regularly competes for the Sasser Cup which is the Big South's trophy for the university which has the winningest sports program among the member institutions. Liberty has won the Sasser Cup five times, second only to Coastal Carolina, which has won it seven times.
The University gained some media attention in the winter of 2005 when the women's basketball team, the Lady Flames, made the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and were labelled a "Cinderella Team". After defeating fourth-seeded Penn State and fifth-seeded DePaul, the Flames' winning streak was halted by top seeded Louisiana State University.
Famous Alumni
- Famous alumni include:
- The members of dC Talk
- Baseball player Sid Bream
- Basketball player Katie Feenstra
- Former NFL Rookie of the Year Eric Green '90
- Jason Jones, 2004 New York Yankees recruit
- Former zzzz Best fraudster Barry Minkow
- NFL player Samkon Gado, currently starting running back for the Green Bay Packers
External links
- Liberty University Official Website
- U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Center for Global Ministries Official Website - Liberty University