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Longwood University

General Information

Name: Longwood University
Address: 201 High St, Farmville, VA 23909
Phone:

  • General information: (434) 395-2000
  • Financial aid office: (434) 395-2077
  • Admissions office: (434) 395-2060

Website: www.longwood.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$7,589$7,020$6,440
        Out-of-state$15,259$13,754$12,960
Books and supplies$800$800$700
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$6,343$5,586$5,424
        Other expenses$2,330$2,330$2,330

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$17,062$15,736$14,894
Out-of-state
        On-campus$24,732$22,470$21,414

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 76%
  • Federal grants: 14%
  • State/local grants: 38%
  • Institutional grants: 20%
  • Student loans: 47%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2717
  • State/local grants:$2298
  • Institutional grants:$3031
  • Student loans:$3671

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$40
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants4,0161,4482,568
Percent admitted67.2%63.0%69.5%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time36.7%39.6%35.3%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 4374
Undergraduate enrollment: 3751
First-time student retention: 76%
Overall graduation rate: 62%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 96%
    • Part Time: 4%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 34%
    • Women: 66%

White non-hispanic: 89%
Black non-hispanic: 6%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 2%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 1%

Degrees offered

    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor
    Education
  • Education, General - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling - Bachelor
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Social Work - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor


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