Longwood University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Longwood University is a public master's university in Farmville, VA (town setting), with 3,223 undergraduates (71% women). It admitted 85% of 6,078 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1020–1190 on the SAT and 22–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $47,341 a year for out-of-state students and $35,131 in-state; aided first-year students paid $22,900 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 62% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, education. The campus reported 2.17 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Longwood University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,200 in-state · $27,410 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Longwood University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Longwood University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big South Conference | 29 | 1 over | 2 | $991k | $34,183 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Big South Conference | 44 | 10 over | 6 | $1.5M | $33,657 | 950 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big South Conference | 16 | 1 over | 8 | $4.1M | $253,366 | 940 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big South Conference | 13 | room 2 | 6 | $1.7M | $133,503 | 978 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big South Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 987 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big South Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Mid-American Conference | 22 | room 5 | 2 | $596k | $27,073 | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | Big South Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $463k | $46,281 | 991 | |
| Women's Golf | Big South Conference | 6 | room 3 | 3 | $411k | $68,525 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big South Conference | 32 | room 6 | 3 | $743k | $23,204 | 994 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big South Conference | 29 | 1 over | 3 | $895k | $30,851 | 960 | |
| Softball | Big South Conference | 20 | room 5 | 3 | $1.1M | $56,995 | 993 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big South Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $279k | $30,964 | 987 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big South Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $412k | $41,203 | 971 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big South Conference | 47 | 2 over | 1 | $384k | $8,168 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big South Conference | 30 | room 15 | 1 | $447k | $14,887 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.