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| Motto | Lux in tenebris (Latin) |
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Motto in English | "Light in darkness" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1862 |
| President | Prof. Dr. Julius J. S. Nelson Jr. |
| Provost | Dr. William Ezra Allen |
Academic staff | 331 |
| Students | 18,753 |
| Undergraduates | 26 |
| Postgraduates | 9 |
| Location | , 6°17′57″N 10°47′41″W / 6.29917°N 10.79472°W |
| Campus | Capitol Hill campus Fendell campus Straz-Sinje A.M Doglioti |
| Colors | Red, White, Blue |
| Affiliations | National Commission on Higher Education Association of African Universities |
| Website | www |
The University of Liberia (UL or LU in older versions of abbreviation) is a publicly funded institution of higher learning located in Monrovia, Liberia. Authorized by the national government in 1851, the university opened in 1862 as Liberia College. UL has four campuses: the Capitol Hill Campus in Monrovia, the Fendall campus in Louisiana, outside Monrovia, the Medical School Campus in Congo Town, and the Straz-Sinje Campus in Sinje Grand Cape Mount County. The university enrolls approximately 18,000 students and is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in West Africa. It is accredited by the Liberian Commission on Higher Education.