Longwood University

Farmville, VA 3,015 Undergrads 66.7% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$34,588

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$19,066

After Aid

Median Earnings

$54,005

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$19,066

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$54,005

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate66.7%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients28.7%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time96.7%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS76.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

90.2%

SAT Avg

1,120

SAT Reading

25th: 53056075th: 630

SAT Math

25th: 50054075th: 580

ACT Composite

25th: 192075th: 26

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$487k

+$20k

+$3k

Median Cost$19k/yr

+$418k

-$49k

-$66k

Full Cost$35k/yr

+$362k

-$104k

-$122k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$19k/yr

Never

-96%

Full Cost$35k/yr

Never

-98%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-82%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-78%

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

BachCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Anthropology

BachCIP: 4502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,676

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$25,750

Earnings (4yr)

$49,777

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

-$101k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$23,092

Earnings (4yr)

$72,565

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

+$80k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$53,631

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

-$69k

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

BachCIP: 5102

Median Debt

$19,500

Earnings (4yr)

$59,207

Natl Median: $58,928

Lifetime Value Added

-$24k

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$91,313

Natl Median: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

+$224k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$21,000

Earnings (4yr)

$56,685

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

-$44k

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

$24,753

Earnings (4yr)

$46,040

Natl Median: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

-$133k

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$25,250

Earnings (4yr)

$51,485

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$87k

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

$26,763

Earnings (4yr)

$47,957

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

-$117k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$24,801

Earnings (4yr)

$52,959

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

-$75k

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

BachCIP: 1601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,984

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

BachCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $76,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$55,259

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

-$56k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$23,821

Earnings (4yr)

$48,942

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$108k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$26,799

Earnings (4yr)

$82,678

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$158k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

BachCIP: 5123

Median Debt

$25,750

Earnings (4yr)

$45,252

Natl Median: $55,792

Lifetime Value Added

-$139k

Social Work

BachCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$48,224

Natl Median: $51,790

Lifetime Value Added

-$114k

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

$23,166

Earnings (4yr)

$45,204

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

-$140k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$50,990

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$91k

Visual and Performing Arts, General

BachCIP: 5001

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$44,066

Natl Median: $41,688

Lifetime Value Added

-$150k

Master's Degrees

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$84,472

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$69k

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

MastCIP: 5102

Median Debt

$47,619

Earnings (4yr)

$69,632

Natl Median: $67,030

Lifetime Value Added

-$61k

Education, General

MastCIP: 1301

Median Debt

$24,250

Earnings (4yr)

$59,389

Natl Median: $65,824

Lifetime Value Added

-$153k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$60,613

Natl Median: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

-$142k

Other Programs

Education, Other

DegCIP: 1399

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,262

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.