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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
- Ranked among the best in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges" rankings. Longwood ranks #11 in the Top Public Schools category for Regional Universities in the South and #33 among all Regional Universities in the South, including private institutions.
- Recognized as one of the "Best Southeastern Colleges" by Princeton Review for 2013 and selected as one of 75 public institutions to be featured in its book, The Best Value Colleges: 2012 Edition.
- For the third time, Longwood is included in Forbes' America's Best Colleges 2012, a list of more than 600 undergraduate institutions.
Fast LU Facts
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Estimated Annual Tuition, Room, Board and Fees (2013 Fall - 2014 Spring)
| Undergraduate Va. Resident | $10,108.00 per semester* |
| Undergraduate Non Va. Resident | $16,543.00 per semester* |
| Graduate Va. Resident | $417.00 per credit hour, on-campus |
| Graduate Non Va. Resident | $950.00 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: 17:1
- Full-time faculty with terminal degrees: 82%
Our Students
Longwood's 4,834 students come from over 25 states and foreign countries.
- Enrollment: 4,834; 4355 undergraduates
- 31% male
- 15% minority
- 1064 freshman
- Enrolled freshman SAT mid-range: 940 - 1110
- Enrolled freshman ACT mid-range: 19 - 23
- Enrolled freshman GPA mid-range: 3.06 - 3.62
- Average enrolled transfer GPA: 3.1
Fitness & Wellness
Longwood's health and physical education facilities offer a wide range of activities and resources including:
- a pool
- dance studio
- athletic training lab
- exercise science lab
- 3,000-seat gymnasium
- nine tennis courts
- nine-hole golf course
- 30-foot rock climbing wall
- indoor track
- basketball and racquetball courts
- weight training equipment
