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Lane College Data & Information Overview

35% Student Loan Default Rate
Find out more about how Lane College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Lane College Ranked?

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Lane College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Lane College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

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.

Learn more about Lane College admissions.

Lane College Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
85% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

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 Lane College is 85%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  85 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Lane College

56% Freshmen Retention
12% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  56 out of 100
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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 12% for first-time, full-time students at Lane College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  12 out of 100
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Lane College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,048 Full-Time Undergraduates
84.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
49.9% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does Lane College Cost?

$14,109 Net Price
67% Take Out Loans
$24,024 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Lane College is $14,109. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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.

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 Lane College, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $6,006 a year. That adds up to $24,024 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Lane College is 34.5%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do Lane College Graduates Make?

$29,431 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Lane College make about $29,431 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 31% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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See which majors at Lane College make the most money.

Location of Lane College

Tennessee State
1,048 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Located in Jackson, Tennessee, Lane College is a private not-for-profit institution. Jackson is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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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/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lanecollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelanecollege

Lane College Majors

16 Majors With Completions
128 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 23 $29,663
Business Administration & Management 23 $18,143
Sociology 18 $23,937
Teacher Education Subject Specific 13 NA
General Biology 11 $21,732
Communication & Media Studies 10 $15,527
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 8 $24,335
History 5 NA
Computer Science 4 NA
Music 4 NA

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

Online Learning at Lane College

100% Take At Least One Class Online
18% 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, 1,047 students took at least one online class at Lane College. This is a decrease from the 1,095 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,047 190
2019-2020 1,095 0
2018-2019 129 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

Learn more about online learning at Lane College.

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.

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