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Character
A public, coeducational University with over 100 majors, minors, and concentrations in the arts and sciences, business, and education. Graduate programs in business, education, English, sociology, and environmental studies.
Students
Longwood's 4,500 students (3,800 undergraduates) come from over 25 states and foreign countries.
35% male
11% minority
990 freshmen
Campus
Residential 60-acre campus. Approximately 70 percent of undergraduates live in university-sponsored housing. Mix of red-brick colonial revival in the style of Thomas Jefferson and contemporary architecture.
Class Size
The average class has 26 students. One-quarter of all classes have 10 or fewer students.
Students/faculty ratio: 19:1.
Full-time faculty with terminal degrees: 80%.
Retention Rate: approximately 80% of freshmen continue to sophomore year.
Graduation Rate: 60% (within 5 years).
Computer Resources
Fully networked campus. Full access to the Internet from all campus buildings and each residence hall room.
Other Facilities and Resources
Health and physical education complex with pool, dance studio, human performance lab and a 3,000-seat gymnasium; eight tennis courts; and a nine-hole golf course.
A Health and Fitness Center offers a rock climbing wall, track, courts and the newest weight machines.
Special Programs
Cooperative programs in engineering with the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, Old Dominion University, Christopher Newport University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Tennessee.
A pre-professional program in the medical sciences prepares students for admission to schools of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, medical technology, dental hygiene, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and pharmacy.
A World of Study Abroad Opportunities
Northern Territory University in Australia; University of Teeside in Middlesborough, England; University of Bond, Australia; University of Limerick, Ireland; School for International Training, Belize; Mary Immaculate College, Ireland; University College, London; Institute for American Studies, Avignon, France; University of Derby, England; Institute of Spanish Studies, Valencia, Spain; Anhui , Anhui, China.
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