Longwood University
Farmville, VA · Public four-year · Town: Distant
3,223undergraduates
90%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$22,900average net price per year
62%graduate in 6 years
78%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 6,078
- Admitted
- 5,154
- Admit rate
- 90%
- Admit rate, women
- 86%
- Admit rate, men
- 83%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 15%
- First-year students
- 793
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 31%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 520-620
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 500-570
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 3%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 22-25
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
29 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (98 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (3)
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (55 awarded)
- Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Education (4)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (57 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (45 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (41 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (36 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (35 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (31 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (27 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Graduate programs (6)
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Education, General Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Master's
- School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master's
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $15,200
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $27,410
- Housing and food on campus
- $15,887
- Books and supplies
- $1,240
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,804
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $35,131
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $47,341
- Total cost living at home
- $20,244
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $14,546 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $15,727 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $18,489 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $22,915 |
| Over $110,000 | $26,405 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 99%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $10,869
- Got a grant from the college
- 96%
- Average grant from the college
- $6,114
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 26%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 49%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,451
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 47%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 60%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 62%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 66%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 62%
- Transferred to another college
- 24%
- Came back for year two
- 78%
| Pell grant students | 55% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 63% |
| Neither | 66% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 666 | 66% |
| Men | 347 | 54% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 11 | 18% (small group) |
| Black | 123 | 49% |
| Hispanic | 66 | 59% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 33% (small group) |
| White | 722 | 66% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 65% |
| Race unknown | 23 | 48% |
| International | 9 | 33% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,017 | 65% | 26% |
| Started here, part-time | 28 | 36% | 39% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 253 | 76% | 13% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 29 | 59% | 28% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 4,545
- Undergraduates
- 3,223
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,847
- Part-time undergraduates
- 376
- Graduate students
- 1,322
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 93%
- From out of state
- 6%
- From other countries
- 2%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 5%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 7%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 15%
| Women | 70% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 10% |
| Hispanic | 8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 71% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 3% |
| International | 2% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 201 High St, Farmville, VA, 23909
- County
- Prince Edward County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.