Longwood University
Farmville, VA · Public · Town (distant)
Public institution in Farmville, VA · 2,957 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $52,347 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,8141,150th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,200960th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,4101,148th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,8701,032nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,347936th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,058796th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.6%707th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.8%791st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 84.8%1,056th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1117635th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,957705th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.0%1,414th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 125 mi (IAD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- EADec 1
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 26 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,124 | $59,350 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $56,415 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $51,273 | $45,417 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $39,958 | $41,119 |
| History | bachelors | $39,369 | $27,823 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $38,289 | $36,668 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $37,208 | $34,321 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $37,208 | $30,988 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $35,416 | $32,925 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $35,274 | $28,598 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $34,420 | $32,569 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,569 | $27,681 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1839source
- Athletic nickname: "Lancers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Elwoodsource
- Motto: "Docemus Docere (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 154 acressource
- Formerly known as "Farmville Female Seminary"source
- Formerly known as "(1839–1860)"source
- Formerly known as "Farmville Female College"source
- Formerly known as "(1860–1875)"source
- Formerly known as "Farmville College"source
- Formerly known as "(1875–1884)"source
- Formerly known as "State Female Normal School"source
- Formerly known as "(1884–1914)"source
- Formerly known as "State Normal School for Women" (1914–1924)source
- Formerly known as "State Teachers College"source
- Formerly known as "(1924–1949)"source
- Formerly known as "Longwood College"source
- Formerly known as "(1949–2002)"source
- Athletic conference: Big Southsource
- Fight song: ""Hail to Longwood U""source
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,569,421 (M $2,202,783 · W $3,366,638)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Longwood University’s 2,957 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In VA
- University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA · 3,002 undergrads
- Hampton UniversityHampton, VA · 3,254 undergrads
- University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA · 3,504 undergrads
- Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, VA · 2,127 undergrads
- Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA · 1,884 undergrads
- Roanoke CollegeSalem, VA · 1,801 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, TX · 2,959 undergrads
- Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL · 2,954 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, WI · 2,951 undergrads
- Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH · 2,950 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, PR · 2,967 undergrads
- Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY · 2,942 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelongwood.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 232566)
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- Showdown: Longwood University vs University of RichmondHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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