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Lander University Data & Information Overview

13 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
69% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Lander University Ranked?

#1,800 Best Colleges in Nation
#33 Best Colleges in SC
Liberal Arts Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Lander University was awarded 13 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.

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Overall Quality

Lander University is ranked #1,800 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.

Lander University also holds the #33 spot on the Best Colleges in South Carolina ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Lander University?

69% Acceptance Rate
74% Of Accepted Are Women
38% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Lander University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 69%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 38% of students accepted to Lander University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Lander University  ( 480 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Lander University  ( 470 to 560 )
200
800
Lander University received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 24.

ACT Composite Scores for Lander University  ( 17 to 24 )
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36

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Lander University Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
53% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Lander University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Lander University is 53%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  53 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Lander University

67% Freshmen Retention
27% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Lander University is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  67 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at Lander University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  27 out of 100
0
100

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Lander University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,159 Full-Time Undergraduates
33.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
68.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,391 undergraduates at Lander University with 3,159 being full-time and 232 being part-time.

How Much Does Lander University Cost?

$15,519 Net Price
68% Take Out Loans
$26,956 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Lander University is $15,519. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Lander University

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$12,690 $13,904 $15,411 $18,211 $17,247

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lander University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Lander University, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $6,739 a year. That adds up to $26,956 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lander University is 9.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do Lander University Graduates Make?

$41,049 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Lander University make around $41,049 per year during the early years of their employment. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Lander University make the most money.

Location of Lander University

South Carolina State
3,159 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Lander University is a public institution situated in Greenwood, South Carolina. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Greenwood draws many to the area.

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Contact details for Lander University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 320 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649-2099
Phone: 864-388-8000
Website: https://www.lander.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/followlander
Twitter: http://twitter.com/follow_lander

Lander University Majors

23 Majors With Completions
508 Undergraduate Degrees
46 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 23 majors graduated from Lander University. Of these students, 508 received undergraduate degrees and 46 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 129 $30,903
General Psychology 50 $25,794
Nursing 47 $63,239
Teacher Education Grade Specific 40 $33,313
Health & Physical Education 30 $24,740
General Biology 29 $31,839
Communication & Media Studies 27 NA
Fine & Studio Arts 22 $24,048
Sociology 21 $29,813
General English Literature 15 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Lander University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Lander University

50% Take At Least One Class Online
10% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 1,908 students took at least one online class at Lander University. This is a decrease from the 2,854 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,908 400
2019-2020 2,854 276
2018-2019 1,442 124
2017-2018 1,019 102
2016-2017 703 90

Learn more about online learning at Lander University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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