LYNCHBURG (WSLS 10) - The worlds largest Christian university welcomed a record-breaking number of students back to school.
Classes began Monday at Liberty University. More than 13,800 students are studying on Liberty University's campus this semester, which is the largest student body at the school to date.
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The surge in enrollment also includes a record 7,700 students living on campus. Nearly every student housing facility is at capacity.
Students said Monday, this fall semester is one of the most exciting in the school's history.
"I'm really excited the community is fantastic here at Liberty. And I'm really excited to get back to classes. We just got a new school of music building that I'm getting ready to go to. It supposed to be state of the art, so I'm really excited about that," returning student Matthew Ricker said.
As Liberty continues its $500 million campus rebuilding, the university expects to house 16,000 students by 2020.