A world as complex as ours needs big ideas and bold conversations. Longwood students meet that challenge head-on as they work collaboratively in small classes with full-time professors to prepare for meaningful lives and rewarding careers.

Longwood University is a small, highly residential public university that offers more than 100 majors and minors across three main academic colleges. It requires every student who graduates to complete an internship, directed research or guided field experience in their field of study.

Founded in 1839, Longwood is a proud, historic Virginia public university. We are a place rich with tradition, where a beautiful campus and committed faculty inspire students to become citizen leaders and establish valuable and meaningful connections.

Anchored by our Civitae Core Curriculum, Longwood’s academic programs are rooted in the liberal arts while preparing students for the skills employers say they value most--critical thinking, writing and speaking, and creative problem-solving.

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6 days ago · At the undergraduate level, Longwood offers majors in 29 fields of study. Detailed requirements for each major program are listed with the appropriate department. The programs of major study, with the degree options for each, are as follows:

Prepare for a meaningful life and career at a U.S. News & World Report Top-5 public university in the South.

3 days ago · Longwood University is a four-year public liberal arts university located in Farmville, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1839 as Farmville Female Seminary Association, it is the third-oldest public university in Virginia and one of the hundred oldest institutions of higher education in the United States.

Applications are considered for admission to the university from an accredited high school, community college or university, or equivalent including home-school programs and General Education Development Diploma (GED).

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