- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Longwood University
Farmville, VATown: distantZIP 23909Founded 1839
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1839
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.longwood.edu
VirginiaPublic
Longwood University
Longwood University is a public university in Farmville, Virginia, with 3,015 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $20,773 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention80%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans46%
$20,773net price / year
90%admission rate
1120average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$55,653median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#999 of 1,704 for earnings#927 of 1,739 for lowest net price#594 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,196 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $36,596tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,538
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $29,146
- Average net price
- $20,773national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,301
$30,001–48,000$13,727
$48,001–75,000$14,903
$75,001–110,000$21,285
$110,001+$27,935
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,209
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,653middle 50%: $39,773–$74,689
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$74,689
Median, Longwood University$55,653
Lower quarter$39,773
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,015
- Part-time
- 3.3%
- Women / men
- 71% / 29%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,246 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,319
- Endowment, end of year
- $97,291,077
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White73%
Hispanic7.2%
Black9.5%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races5.3%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.8%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management15%
Health professions11%
Education10%
Social sciences7.4%
Liberal arts & humanities6.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.3%
Communication & journalism6.2%
Psychology5.7%
keep comparing
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| University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA | $23,821 | 64% | $66,028 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee University Cleveland, TN | $21,034 | 62% | $47,741 |
| Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA | $20,652 | 64% | $71,109 |
| Milligan University Milligan, TN | $20,000 | 62% | $57,255 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH | $21,193 | 63% | $52,001 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 232566. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3551429.