Frostburg State vs Longwood
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
B-Compass Score: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, MDCompass Score: GoodBCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Longwood UniversityFarmville, VACompass Score: Good · Top 44%
At a glance
- Longwood has the higher graduation rate: 61% against 50% at Frostburg State.
- Frostburg State has the lower average price after aid: about $17,000 a year, against about $19,000 at Longwood.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Frostburg State: $55,493, against $52,347 at Longwood.
Scores
Compass Score
B-Compass Score: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 44%
Academic Excellence
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 47%
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 37%
Value
B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 29%
BValue: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
The college
Category
Regional universities
Regional universities
Location
Frostburg, MD
Farmville, VA
Setting
Town
Town
Students
4,075
4,545
Sports
NCAA Division II · Mountain East Conference
NCAA Division I · Big South Conference
Admission
Admission rate
89%
90%
Average SAT
Not reported
1120
ACT middle 50%
Not reported
19–26
Outcomes
Graduation rate
50%
61%
First-year retention
69%
80%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$55,493
$52,347
Median debt
$21,105
$25,000
Cost
Average price after aid
About $17,000
About $19,000
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
About $12,000
About $12,000
$30,001–$48,000
About $12,000
About $12,000
$48,001–$75,000
About $16,000
About $16,000
$75,001–$110,000
About $20,000
About $20,000
Over $110,000
About $23,000
About $27,000
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Engineering (general) $99,671
- Nursing $86,331
- Information technology $85,521
- Computer science $83,990
- Computing and information science $70,144
- Computer science $91,313
- Nursing $82,678
- Business administration $72,565
- Speech-language pathology $59,207
- Criminal justice $56,685
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The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.