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Farmville, VA · Sociology & anthropology

Sociology & anthropology at Longwood

Longwood graduates about 32 sociology & anthropology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 377th of 580 schools we score for sociology & anthropology, a solid program at 47 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $45,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.86×).

47/100Solid#377 of 580 for sociology & anthropology →
Graduates a year324% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$45,0000.86× 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 sociology & anthropology happens

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 sociology & anthropology ranking

  1. Belmont University 48
  2. Seton Hall University 48
  3. Bridgewater State University 47
  4. Montana State University 47
  5. Framingham State University 47
  6. Virginia State University 47
  7. University of Michigan–Dearborn 47
  8. Regis University 47

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Longwood with every school we score in sociology & anthropology. 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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