by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is Longwood? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Longwood. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual analyzed the data to find out how diverse the average college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Longwood total enrollment is approximately 3,320 students. 2,985 are undergraduates and 335 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Longwood undergraduate population is made up of 69.7% women, and 30.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Longwood Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,121 | 71.2% |
| Black or African American | 308 | 10.3% |
| Hispanic | 221 | 7.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 162 | 5.4% |
| International | 58 | 1.9% |
| Unknown | 57 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 52 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 71.3% of full-time grad students are women, and 28.7% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Longwood Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 216 | 64.5% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 16.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 17 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic | 16 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 13 | 3.9% |
| International | 12 | 3.6% |
| Unknown | 5 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.6% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,337 | 70.5% |
| Black or African American | 362 | 10.9% |
| Hispanic | 237 | 7.1% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 179 | 5.4% |
| International | 70 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 65 | 2.0% |
| Unknown | 62 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.1% |
Longwood University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 92.1% |
| Black or African American | 2.5% |
| Hispanic | 2.1% |
| International | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.4% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 2,319 female students and 1,001 male students at Longwood.
Longwood University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 100.0% of Longwood students come from within the state, and 0.0% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 21 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 763 | 93.3% |
| North Carolina | 9 | 1.1% |
| Maryland | 8 | 1.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | 0.9% |
| New York | 5 | 0.6% |
Longwood hosts roughly 2.1% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Longwood, 57.9% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 1,423 | 30.9% |
| 20-21 | 1,247 | 27.0% |
| 35 and over | 700 | 15.2% |
| 22-24 | 639 | 13.9% |
| 25-29 | 303 | 6.6% |
| 30-34 | 224 | 4.9% |
| Under 18 | 76 | 1.6% |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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