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Longwood University is a public regional university located in Farmville, Virginia. Longwood University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Longwood University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,952 10 years after enrolling, 24th in Virginia, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Longwood University bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average. Longwood University is ranked 18th in Virginia.
Longwood University’s median net annual cost of $19,545 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Longwood University sorted by number of graduates - Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Comms & Media Studies, Registered Nursing, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$19,545
Average years to graduate
4.5
Health & Fitness
Rank: #124
Economic score: 4.81
Social Work
Rank: #149
Economic score: 6.3
English Language & Lit
Rank: #172
Economic score: 6.44
History
Rank: #199
Economic score: 7.18
Biology
Rank: #361
Economic score: 7.6
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #342
Economic score: 8.16
Therapeutic professions
Rank: #26
Economic score: 8.25
Sociology
Rank: #257
Economic score: 8.74
Visual & Performing Arts
Rank: #18
Economic score: 11.68
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 3 graduate programs at Longwood University - Education (subject specific), Education, Communication disorder sciences - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Longwood University is 5% higher than the state average, and 10% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Longwood University, Pell Grant recipients represent 26% of the measured graduating class, 9% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Longwood University graduates within 4.6 years.
Longwood University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Longwood University’s economic mobility score of 12.59 is calculated by adjusting the 3.83 economic score of lower-income students by the 26% pell grant recipients within the student body. Longwood University’s EMS of 12.59 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Longwood University pays $19,545 a year, $10,139 less than the $29,684 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $19,545
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Longwood University, 95% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $19,545 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 57% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,102. This is 3% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,394
Pell grants
$4,799
State grants
$5,884
Institutional grants
$4,820
Longwood University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 90% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,977 applicants, of which 5,378 were admitted and 718 enrolled. Longwood University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
97%
83%
Female
69%
59%
First time
80%
59%
In-state
96%
68%
1st generation
28%
35%
White
74%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%