Lander University
Greenwood, SC · Public four-year · Town: Distant
3,669undergraduates
81%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$14,657average net price per year
49%graduate in 6 years
69%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 5,184
- Admitted
- 3,521
- Admit rate
- 81%
- Admit rate, women
- 69%
- Admit rate, men
- 65%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 24%
- First-year students
- 846
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 36%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 490-590
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 470-570
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 18%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 17-24
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Not considered |
| Class rank | Required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
32 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (213 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (2)
- Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (110 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Criminology Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- National Security Policy Studies Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Education (4)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (46 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (40 awarded)
- Physical Fitness Technician Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (3)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Digital Arts Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Human Services, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (14 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Legal professions and studies (1)
- Legal Studies Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (8)
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Art Teacher Education Master's
- Montessori Teacher Education Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master's
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master's
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $11,700
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $21,300
- Housing and food on campus
- $10,700
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,470
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $28,070
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $37,670
- Total cost living at home
- $17,370
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $11,868 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $11,130 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $14,297 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $16,757 |
| Over $110,000 | $17,836 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 99%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 98%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $12,000
- Got a grant from the college
- 64%
- Average grant from the college
- $6,477
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 40%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 65%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,560
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 35%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 45%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 49%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 55%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 49%
- Transferred to another college
- 27%
- Came back for year two
- 69%
| Pell grant students | 46% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 42% |
| Neither | 58% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 523 | 52% |
| Men | 242 | 43% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 8 | 38% (small group) |
| Black | 204 | 41% |
| Hispanic | 18 | 28% (small group) |
| White | 483 | 54% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 37% |
| Race unknown | 3 | 67% (small group) |
| International | 4 | 75% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 577 | 54% | 36% |
| Started here, part-time | 3 | 33% (small group) | 33% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 189 | 57% | 26% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 42 | 50% | 33% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 4,363
- Undergraduates
- 3,669
- Full-time undergraduates
- 3,220
- Part-time undergraduates
- 449
- Graduate students
- 694
- Students per faculty member
- 17 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 88%
- From out of state
- 9%
- From other countries
- 3%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 6%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 12%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 5%
| Women | 68% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Black | 23% |
| Hispanic | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
| White | 66% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 3% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 320 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, SC, 29649-2099
- County
- Greenwood County
- Part of
- South Carolina Commission of Higher Education
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.