University of Lynchburg reports financial surplus, fall first-year enrollment growth, career-focused academic programs

The University of Lynchburg is opening its next chapter on solid ground: fall first-year enrollment is up, the FY26 budget closed with a surplus, and Dr. Sally Selden, the University’s 12th president, has begun her tenure with momentum across academic programs and an ambitious long-term growth plan. In recent years, University leadership took direct action to realign the institution’s operating budget with changing demographic trends. Those decisions have stabilized the University’s balance sheet while