| Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,392 men, 2,632 women, 4,024 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,319 men, 2,519 women, 3,838 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
73 men, 113 women, 186 total |
| Total graduate students: |
80 men, 623 women, 703 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
15 men, 77 women, 92 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
65 men, 546 women, 611 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: |
4% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 4.3% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.6% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.4% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 2.6% | Hispanic |
| 85.3% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.2% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 5.6% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 5.8% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.6% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.7% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 1.9% | Hispanic |
| 86.6% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 3.1% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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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: |
Branch campuses in Richmond, Powhatan, and South Boston, 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.whylongwood.com/
virtualtour/campus.pdf |
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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 housing, apartments, 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: |
70% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
30% |
| 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 designated to curtain specified area on campus. |
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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 |
| 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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Special collections. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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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: |
15% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
13 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
19% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Rotunda, published weekly |
| 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 |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Association of Black Students, NAACP |
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| International student organizations: |
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International Studies House Organization |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Camerata Singers, Gospel Choir, Lancer Productions, Longwood Company of Dancers, Blue Heat (Dancers), Ambassadors, Longwood Players, cheerleading, Music Educators National Conference, modern foreign language club, National Student Speech/Language/Hearing Association, history club, Honor Board, Campus Safety Escort Service, Groups and Individuals Volunteering Efforts (GIVE), Habitat for Humanity, Orientation Leaders, Peer Helpers/Peer Mentors, Big Sibling Program, Students Advocating for a Fearless Environment (SAFE), Student Educators for Active Leadership (SEAL), Unity Alliance, Wellness Advocates, Intrafraternity Council, Pan-Hellenic Council, Independent Innovators, math club, Accounting Association, American Marketing Association, political science club, Judicial Board, Athletic Trainers Association, Therapeutic Recreation, biology club, chemistry club |
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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: |
63% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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basketball, racquetball, and tennis courts; field hockey, lacrosse, softball and soccer fields; gymnasium, weight room |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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air hockey, basketball, bowling, flag football, indoor soccer, indoor volleyball, sand volleyball, softball, spades, table tennis |
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| Club sports for men: |
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cycling, equestrian sports, martial arts, rugby, wrestling |
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| Club sports for women: |
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basketball, cycling, equestrian sports, 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, AT&T, BB&T, Capital One, Circuit City, Deloitte & Touce, Dominion Virginia Power, DuPont, Federal Reserve Bank, Goodman & Company, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, KPMG, Microsoft Corporation, Philip Morris, State Farm Insurance, SunTrust, Wachovia. |
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