Longwood University Student Population

How many students at Longwood?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Longwood University has a total enrollment of 4,612 students, including 3,314 undergraduate and 1,298 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,316 male students (28.5%) and 3,296 female students (71.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,219 White students (69.8%) and 535 Black students (11.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,314 undergraduate students (71.9%) and 1,298 graduate students (28.1%).
• Class Delivery: 1,398 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 379 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - Longwood's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,316 male (28.53%) and 3,296 female (71.47%) students are attending Longwood University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 39.93.

By class level, 3,314 (71.86%) are undergraduate students and 1,298 (28.14%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 28.70% are male and 71.30% are female, while among graduate students, 28.12% are male and 71.88% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,219 White, 535 Black, and 92 Asian students out of a total of 4,612 are attending at Longwood University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Longwood University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 49.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Longwood has 76 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 3,385 students under 25 years old, and 1,227 students over 25 years old out of 4,612 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 76 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Longwood has 3,143 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 171 students aged 25 and over.

It has 242 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,056 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Longwood University, 1,398 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 379 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,147 students who live in Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 251 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,314 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 122 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.68%.117 students have transferred in as full-time status and 5 students transferred in as part-time status.