Tuition-free PhD · Liberty University
A free PhD at Liberty University is a research doctorate studied online, in engineering management. The university sits in Lynchburg, Virginia, on uniliberty.com. Online tuition is $0. The application fee is US$30 and is refunded in full if you are not accepted. Campus tuition in Lynchburg is published separately. This award does not confer a professional licence.
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MBA, master's, PhD, DBA and online certificates carry $0 tuition on the digital endowment — no annual tuition invoice. Application fee US$30, refunded in full if not accepted.
You may pay application, examination and optional certificate fees. Amounts are shown before you commit.
Eligible online students can request exam sponsorship — approximately 95% of those who apply receive support.
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Why ALU
Yes. Online degree tuition on uniliberty.com is published at $0 through the Liberty Digital Access endowment. You may pay a US$30 application fee (refunded in full if you are not accepted) and any examination or certificate fees shown before you apply. Residential Lynchburg tuition is a separate USD band on /fees.
No. Liberty University on this host is a US institution seated at 1971 University Blvd, Lynchburg, VA 24515 (founded 1971). Online students complete a US award from their country of residence. This site is uniliberty.com — not liberty.edu.
Start an application at /apply. Choose Lynchburg residential study or the $0 digital endowment pathway. Admissions reviews on a rolling basis. The application fee is US$30 and is refunded in full if you are not accepted.
