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Longwood University Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
90% Acceptance Rate
3% Student Loan Default Rate
Find out more about how Longwood University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Longwood University Ranked?

#1,512 Best Colleges in Nation
#32 Best Colleges in VA
General Education Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Longwood as #1,512 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

Longwood is also ranked #32 out of 63 schools in Virginia.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Longwood?

90% Acceptance Rate
68% Of Accepted Are Women
26% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Longwood University has an acceptance rate of 90%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Longwood.

Average Test Scores

About 26% of students accepted to Longwood submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 600. Math scores were between 510 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Longwood University  ( 520 to 600 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Longwood University  ( 510 to 570 )
200
800
Longwood received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 24.

ACT Composite Scores for Longwood University  ( 16 to 24 )
1
36

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Longwood University Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Longwood University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Longwood University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Longwood University

73% Freshmen Retention
50% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Longwood University has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  73 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Longwood the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 50%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  50 out of 100
0
100

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Longwood University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,319 Full-Time Undergraduates
22.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
68.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,940 undergraduates at Longwood with 3,319 being full-time and 621 being part-time.

How Much Does Longwood University Cost?

$19,545 Net Price
57% Take Out Loans
$28,408 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Longwood is $19,545. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Longwood

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$14,071 $14,936 $17,384 $21,691 $24,602

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Longwood, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Longwood, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $7,102 a year. That adds up to $28,408 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Longwood is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Longwood Graduates Make?

$45,952 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Longwood with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $45,952 in their early years. That's great news for Longwood students since it is 8% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Longwood University

Virginia State
3,319 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Longwood University is a public institution situated in Farmville, Virginia. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Farmville draws many to the area.

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Contact details for Longwood are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 201 High St, Farmville, VA 23909
Phone: 434-395-2000
Website: www.longwood.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LongwoodUniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/longwoodu

Longwood University Majors

28 Majors With Completions
777 Undergraduate Degrees
204 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 28 majors graduated from Longwood University. Of these students, 777 received undergraduate degrees and 204 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 108 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 108 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 58 NA
Nursing 54 NA
Communication & Media Studies 54 NA
General Psychology 50 NA
Social Work 35 NA
General Visual & Performing Arts 34 NA
General Biology 31 NA
History 26 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Longwood University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Longwood

35% Take At Least One Class Online
20% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 1,611 students took at least one online class at Longwood University. This is a decrease from the 3,140 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,611 904
2019-2020 3,140 794
2018-2019 362 276
2017-2018 428 303
2016-2017 352 245

Learn more about online learning at Longwood University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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