Year In Review
Longwood welcomes largest freshman class ever
August 2011
Longwood welcomed its largest freshman class ever for the fall 2011 semester in August.
A special program, called Movers & Shakers, brings nearly 100 student organization volunteers to campus in order to assist students on move-in day.
The freshman class numbered 1,072—a 6.5 percent increase over the fall 2010 freshman class of 1,006. The size of the freshman class was even more impressive considering that the number of freshmen who were accepted was down 5 percent compared with the applicant pool for the fall 2010 class.
Among the incoming freshman class, the average grade-point average was 3.43, up from last year’s average of 3.39. There was a 9 percent increase in freshmen with a 3.5 or better GPA and a 6 percent decrease in freshmen with a GPA of below 2.9.
The university had more success that year in maintaining the freshmen after they indicated their intent to enroll, a perennial challenge for all colleges. The success was attributed to “1839,” a 10-week extended orientation for all new students that started in 2009 and is coordinated by the Office of First Year Experience.
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