Enrollment Trends at Longwood

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,739 where 4,612 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 5,087 students in 2016 and was lowest at 4,358 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,087 to 4,612 students, a net loss of 475 (9.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Longwood University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,891 where 3,314 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Longwood University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 849 where 1,298 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Longwood University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 69.80%. The percentage was 75.98% 10 years ago and Longwood still has a high percentage of white students. 1.99% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.60% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.16% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.98% to 69.80%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.40% to 1.99%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.20% to 11.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.72% to 7.16%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4915 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4107 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Longwood University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

1,398 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 367.56% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Longwood University from 2015 to 2025.