13 Facts About Longwood University

Longwood University was founded in 1839 as the Farmville Female Seminary Association.

The tide swung four years later, when Longwood University began to admit male summer school transfers, and then junior and senior transfers in 1971.

Longwood University is a small, highly residential public university that offers more than 100 majors and minors across three main academic colleges.

Longwood University is listed in the "Best in the Southeast" section of The Princeton Reviews 2015 Best Colleges: Region by Region survey.

Longwood University is listed in The Princeton Review's Best Value Colleges: 2014 Edition, the third consecutive year that Longwood University was named to this list.

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Longwood University is known for active students and emphasis on collaborative learning.

Longwood University requires every student who graduates to complete an internship, directed research or guided field experience in their field of study.

Longwood University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Longwood University operates Hull Springs Farm, a 662-acre plantation on two tributaries of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Longwood University has been voted one of the greenest campuses in terms of sustainability in the Southeast by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine.

Longwood University has six varsity men's teams, including baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and tennis.

Longwood University has many club sports, including rugby, baseball, football, men's lacrosse, roller hockey, golf, and others.

Longwood University adopted a patron hero, Joan of Arc, who is said to protect and inspire students.