Longwood University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Longwood University

Longwood University operates as a public institution located in Farmville, Virginia (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 3,015 students of which 4,350 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Longwood University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 90.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,120 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,066, with published in-state tuition of $15,744 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 61.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.8%. Graduates earn a median of $52,347 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,058 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 160300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.