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Lane College is ranked #2,087 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Lane College is also ranked #41 out of 41 schools in Tennessee.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Lane College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Lane College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 Lane College is 89%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Lane College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Lane College is 14%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Lane College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,095 undergraduates at Lane College with 1,048 being full-time and 47 being part-time.
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 Lane College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Lane College, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $5,336 a year. That adds up to $21,344 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Lane College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 545 Lane Ave, Jackson, TN 38301-4598 |
| Phone: | 731-426-7500 |
| Website: | www.lanecollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 21 | $22,093 |
| General Biology | 17 | $26,754 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 12 | $24,128 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 10 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 10 | $35,917 |
| Sociology | 10 | $23,591 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 8 | NA |
| Chemistry | 6 | NA |
| Music | 6 | NA |
| Computer Science | 2 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 494 students took at least one online class at Lane College. This is a decrease from the 1,047 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 494 | 44 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,047 | 190 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,095 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
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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