201 High Street
Farmville, VA 23909
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1839
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 3,749
Geographical Setting: Rural
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $7,589 in-state, 15,209 out-of-state
Room/Board: $6,058
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 90%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Teachers in almost every school system in Virginia, Longwood University, Enterprise Rent A Car, Ferguson Enterprises, Federated Insurance, Northrup Grumman, Circuit City, Department of Defense, US Army, University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth Univer
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – No
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 331,538
Number of current serial subscriptions: 4,804
Number of microforms: 720,363
Number of audiovisuals: 18,050
Number of ebooks: 32
Other library facilities: N/A
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Longwood Center for the Visual Arts
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 350
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 120
Classrooms: 1,300
Labs: 300
Other areas: 2,400
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 3,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 69%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 14%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 16%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 65%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 69%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (75%), women’s dorms (7%), sorority housing (7%), apartment for single students (5%), special housing for disabled students (2%), special housing for international students (1%), other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 3%
Doubles: 80%
Triples or Suites: 10%
Apartments: 7%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 11
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 73%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 160 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Richmond, VA (65), Lynchburg, VA (55)
Nearest train station: Richmond, VA (60)
Nearest bus station: Farmville (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 63%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 17%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Spring Weekend, Oktoberfest