$52,347
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Longwood University is a public 4-year college in Farmville, Virginia with 3,015 undergraduates and 1,298 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,066 a year (tuition and fees $15,744 in-state, $27,978 out-of-state). It admits 90% of applicants and 61% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,347 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,066
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$15,744
Out-of-state $27,978
Admission rate
90%
US median 78%
Completion rate
61%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,347
Rank 1,289 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,066
- Tuition in-state
- $15,744
- Tuition out-of-state
- $27,978
- Cost of attendance
- $34,588
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 46%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,896
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,320
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,544
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,647
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,747
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $11,910 in 2015-16 to $15,744 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1,120
- SAT reading, middle
- 560
- SAT math, middle
- 540
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 3,015
- Graduate students
- 1,298
- Part-time students
- 3.3%
- Women
- 71%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 33
- Endowment
- $97.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,289 of 5,094 US colleges and 38 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,066 | $19,081 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,744 | $16,364 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 90% | 80% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 61% | 52% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 73% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $20,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,058 | $36,582 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,347 | $42,837 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 74% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
33 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 296 | Withheld | Withheld | $84,472 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $23,092 | $49,213 | $72,565 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $26,000 | $36,062 | $53,631 | $56,359 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $23,821 | $22,656 | $48,942 | $50,706 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 50 | $24,250 | $53,052 | $59,389 | $65,824 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $24,801 | $46,714 | $52,959 | $53,072 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $21,000 | $36,254 | $56,685 | $55,378 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $26,799 | $69,962 | $82,678 | $88,910 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $27,000 | $39,479 | $50,990 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 38 | Withheld | $53,792 | $60,613 | $63,707 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $34,812 | $44,066 | $41,688 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $26,763 | $37,404 | $47,957 | $50,680 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $23,166 | $27,948 | $45,204 | $52,657 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $25,750 | $33,686 | $49,777 | $57,214 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 23 | $47,619 | $58,845 | $69,632 | $67,030 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $25,250 | $40,167 | $51,485 | $48,590 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $19,500 | Withheld | $59,207 | $58,928 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 19 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $25,000 | $41,160 | $48,224 | $51,790 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $78,085 | $91,313 | $107,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,259 | $63,293 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | $39,391 | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $24,753 | $35,612 | $46,040 | $51,490 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Longwood University cost?
$19,066 a year is the average net price at Longwood University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $15,744 for in-state students and $27,978 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $34,588. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,896 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Longwood University?
90% of applicants are admitted to Longwood University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,120 and the middle ACT score is 20. The median admission rate of colleges in Virginia is 80%.
How much do Longwood University graduates earn?
$52,347 a year is the median pay of former Longwood University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,058 after 6 years). That ranks 1,289 of 5,094 US colleges and 38 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $78,085.
How much student debt do Longwood University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Longwood University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 46% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Longwood University?
61% of first-time, full-time students at Longwood University finish within 6 years. 80% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Longwood University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (296 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (109 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (69 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 33 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.