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Longwood University combines a private university experience with the affordability of a state university.
A state-assisted, co-educational university, Longwood offers students a choice of more than 100 undergraduate majors, minors and concentrations.
Graduate programs include business, education, English, sociology and communication sciences & disorders.
Longwood University Foundation
The Longwood University Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was established in 1959 to support the goals and aspirations of Longwood University. According to the June 2010 audited financial report, the assets held by the Foundation total $50.7 million. This amount includes 307 endowed funds totaling $35.9 million.
Honors & Awards
Longwood University is among America’s best
U.S. News & World Report ranks Longwood University one of the “Top Public Universities-Master’s” in the South at the #9 position, and the 2011 Princeton Review again bestowed regional honors on Longwood, naming it a “Best Southeastern College.”
And, for the first time, Longwood University is included as one of the best colleges in the United States in the Forbes 2010 list of America's Best Colleges.
Fast LU Facts
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Estimated Annual Tuition, Room, Board and Fees (2011 Fall - 2012 Spring)
| Undergraduate Va. Resident | $9,322.00 per semester* |
| Undergraduate Non Va. Resident | $15,247.00 per semester* |
| Graduate Va. Resident | $386.00 per credit hour, on-campus |
| Graduate Non Va. Resident | $878.00 per credit hour, on campus |
*includes tuition and fees for 15 credit hours, room and a 14 meal/week plan.
Financial aid and scholarships are available.
Our Campus
Longwood takes a great deal of pride in its beautiful 60-acre residential campus, where 70 percent of undergraduates live in university-sponsored housing.
Many buildings on campus are done in a red-brick colonial revival style; others, such as the new Health & Fitness Center, have a more contemporary design.
Our Location
Address:
201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909
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Longwood is located in the heart of Virginia in Farmville, a dynamic two-college town, with the campus of Hampden-Sydney College less than 10 miles away.
- 65 miles west of Richmond
- 48 miles east of Lynchburg
- 70 miles south of Charlottesville
- 150 miles from Washington, D.C. and Virginia Beach
Also a short drive or road trip away:
Our Classes
- Average class size: 21
- 16% of all classes have 10 or fewer students
- Students/faculty ratio: 18:1
- Full-time faculty with terminal degrees: 82%
Our Students
Longwood's 4,800 students come from over 25 states and foreign countries.
- Enrollment: 4,800 (85% undergraduates)
- 31% male
- 12% minority
- SAT mid-range: 1020 - 1150
- 1020 freshman
- Entering freshmen with advanced studies diplomas: over 95%
- Admitted freshman GPA mid-range: 3.1 - 3.6
- Admitted freshman average GPA: 3.4
- Average transfer GPA: 3.1
Computer Resources
Longwood is a fully networked campus, with full Internet access available everywhere on campus, including all campus buildings and residence hall rooms.
Other Facilities and Resources
Longwood offers a wide variety of facilities in its extensive health and physical education complex, which includes a pool, dance studio, human performance lab, 3,000-seat gymnasium, eight tennis courts and a nine-hole golf course.
In addition, the new Health & Fitness Center offers a 30-foot rock climbing wall, indoor track, basketball and racquetball courts and the newest in weight training equipment.
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Get all the facts and figures in the Longwood Factbook.
