| Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,311 men, 2,476 women, 3,787 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,254 men, 2,408 women, 3,662 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
57 men, 68 women, 125 total |
| Total graduate students: |
82 men, 610 women, 692 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
11 men, 56 women, 67 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
71 men, 554 women, 625 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Middle Atlantic |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
10% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 5.7% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.9% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.6% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 2.2% | Hispanic |
| 89.1% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.5% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 6.6% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.5% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.4% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 2.1% | Hispanic |
| 89.0% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
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| Campus size: |
160 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Farmville, VA |
| Population of city/town: |
10,000 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
South Boston, VA; Richmond, VA; Powhatan, VA |
| Nearest major city: |
Richmond, VA |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
60 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
1,500,000 |
| Online campus map: |
www.longwood.edu/general/
tour/tour.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (54%)
- women's dorms (10%)
- sorority housing (1%)
- single-student apartments (1%)
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
- special housing for international students (1%)
- other housing including Honors, Two and Four Bedroom Apartments, 4 Bedroom Townhouses, Single Rooms (31%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
97% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
69% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
31% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen, sophomores, and juniors must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
63% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
yes |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
yes |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
350 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
On-site servicing, Help Desk, Resident, Resident Technology Associates and Assistants. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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The Special Collections Room is filled with a variety of unique book collections. These collections include Longwood faculty publications, the Virginia Authors Collection, the Virginia Collection, the Edward Gorey Collection, the Droessler Collection and a collection of rare books. This room holds priceless treasures such as author inscriptions, illustrative matter, first edition classics or no longer available in print but have an enduring value. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Longwood Center for the Visual Arts |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
98% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
9 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
14% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
13 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
16% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Rotunda (daily) |
| Number of honor societies: |
10 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
125 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Baptist Student Union, Catholic Campus Ministries, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Crossroads, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Wesley Foundation (Methodist) |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Association of Black Students, NAACP, International Studies House Organization |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Honor Board, Campus Safety Escort Service, Groups and Individuals Volunteering Efforts (GIVE), Habitat for Humanity, Orientation Leaders, Peer Helpers/Peer Mentors, Students Advocating for a Fearless Environment (SAFE), Student Educators for Active Leadership (SEAL), Unity Alliance, Wellness Advocates, Cheerleading, Judicial Board, Equestrian Team, Rugby, Billiards, Bowling, Flag Football, Ultimate Frisbee, Intrafraternity Council, Pan-Hellenic Council, Alpha Chi Rho, Alpha Phi Alpha, Student Government Association, Alpha Sigma Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, Phi Kappa Tau, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Delta Sigma Theta, Delta Zeta, Alpha Lambda Delta, Sigma Gamma Rho, Sigma Kappa, Zeta Phi Beta, Accounting Association, American Marketing Association, Delta Sigma Pi, Phi Beta Lamba, Athletic Trainers Association, Independent Innovators, National Student Speech/Language/Hearing Association, Chi, Therapeutic Recreation, Biology Club, Chemistry Club, History Club, Longwood Players, Math Club, Modern Foreign Language Club, Music Educators National Conference, Political Science Club, Camerata Singers, Alpha Phi Omega (Community Service), B.A.S.I.C. Gospel Choir, Lancer Productions, Longwood Company of Dancers, Blue Heat (Dancers), Ambassadors, Black Students Association, Big Sibling Program |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Troy Austin,
Director of Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Barbara Dearing,
Associate Athletics Director/Business-SWA |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Director of Athletics
Longwood College
201 High Street
Farmville, VA 23909 |
| School colors: |
blue and white |
| School mascot: |
Lancers |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
;Atlantic Soccer Conference (Division I);Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (Division I) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Men's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Men's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Men's golf | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Men's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Men's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Women's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Women's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Women's field hockey | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Women's golf | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Women's lacrosse | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Women's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Women's softball | yes | NCAA Div. l |
| Women's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. l |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
8% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
14% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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basketball, racquetball, tennis courts; field hockey, lacrosse, softball soccer fields; gymnasium, and weightroom
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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air hockey, basketball, bowling, flag football, indoor soccer, indoor volleyball, basketball, sand volleyball, softball, spades, table tennis
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| Club sports for men: |
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cycling, equestrian, martial arts, rugby, wrestling
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| Club sports for women: |
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basketball, cycling, equestrian, martial arts, rugby
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Richmond, VA (65 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Lynchburg, VA (55 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Richmond, VA (60 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Farmville (1 mile) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
18% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
31% within one year of graduation, 65% within 7 years of graduation |
| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
90% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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America Online, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Kraft Foods, Microsoft Corporation, Philip Morris, State Farm Insurance, SunTrust, Wachovia, Goodman & Company, AT&T, BB&T, Capital One, Circuit City, Deloitte & Touche, Dominion Virginia Power, DuPont, Federal Reserve Bank |
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