Longwood named to two ‘best colleges’ lists

August 2011

Longwood was named to two prestigious “best colleges” lists in August 2011.

For the second year, Longwood was included as one of the best colleges in the United States in the annual survey published by Forbes magazine. The list of 650 undergraduate institutions, compiled with research from the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, is based on 11 factors measuring the quality of the education each school provides, the experiences of its students and the achievements of its graduates. The list represents the top 20 percent of all undergraduate institutions.

In addition, the university was again one of the best colleges in the Southeast, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company selected Longwood as one of 135 institutions it recommends in the “Best in the Southeast” section of its 2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region survey. For this project, The Princeton Review asks students attending the schools to rate their schools on several issues—from the accessibility of their professors to quality of the campus food—and answer questions about themselves, their fellow students and their campus life.