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English & writing at Longwood

Longwood graduates about 20 English & writing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 385th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a solid program at 47 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 85 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 57% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year202% of the class
Courses in the catalog85more than 57% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.06× the same major nationally
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1210whole school

Around Longwood

Longwood University head basketball coach Griff Aldrich, coaching at Willett Hal
Griff Aldrich 2023Photo: Puritan Nerd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Longwood University head men's basketball coach Ronnie Thomas in 2025.
Ronnie Thomas (basketball)Photo: Puritan Nerd · CC BY 4.0 · source
The Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Virginia, under construction in 2022.
Joan Perry Brock Center, Longwood University, construction in 2022Photo: Puritan Nerd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View west along Virginia State Route 328 (Redford Street) at U.S. Route 15 Busin
2017-06-27 17 15 43 View west along Virginia State Route 328 (Redford Street) atPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Greenwood Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 14 · Academic 11 · Chapel 2 · Arts 2 · Dining 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. Montclair State University 47
  2. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 47
  3. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 47
  4. Mississippi State University 47
  5. Ramapo College of New Jersey 47
  6. Cedarville University 47
  7. Augusta University 47
  8. California Lutheran University 47

Other strong majors at Longwood

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Longwood with every school we score in English & writing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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