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#20 Best Undergraduate Teaching
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#24 Best Value Schools
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#13 Regional Universities South
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#92 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#6 Top Public Schools
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#428 Business Programs
Longwood University is ranked #13 in Regional Universities South. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
68
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
5
Graduation and retention rank
8
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
67%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
79%
Social Mobility Rank
92
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
63%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
70%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
57%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
12
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.1
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
5
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
14
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
87.6%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
88%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
55.3%
Classes with 50 or more students
1%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
14:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
76
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
980-1150
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
28%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
81
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
26
Average alumni giving rate
9.8%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
