Back to Colleges

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Greenwood, SC
Population 70,000
Website http://www.lander.edu/
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (66%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,381
Men / Women 32% / 68%
From State 89%
From Region 3%
Athletes 21.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Black 24%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Hispanic 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 30.6% 30.6% 2012 Men: 28.2% 28.2% 2013 Men: 27.2% 27.2% 2014 Men: 32.9% 32.9% 2015 Men: 29.0% 29.0% 2016 Men: 29.4% 29.4% 2017 Men: 31.6% 31.6% 2018 Men: 27.8% 27.8% 2019 Men: 33.2% 33.2% 2020 Men: 32.3% 32.3% 2021 Men: 29.5% 29.5% 2022 Men: 32.7% 32.7% 2023 Men: 31.0% 31.0% 2024 Men: 32.3% 32.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2012 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Black: 24.9% 24.9% 2012 Black: 25.4% 25.4% 2013 Black: 18.5% 18.5% 2014 Black: 29.6% 29.6% 2015 Black: 30.6% 30.6% 2016 Black: 28.9% 28.9% 2017 Black: 36.3% 36.3% 2018 Black: 32.1% 32.1% 2019 Black: 29.7% 29.7% 2020 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2021 Black: 26.3% 26.3% 2022 Black: 25.2% 25.2% 2023 Black: 26.7% 26.7% 2024 Black: 29.3% 29.3% 2011 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2012 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2017 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2023 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2024 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2011 White: 67.9% 67.9% 2012 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2013 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2014 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2015 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2016 White: 65.3% 65.3% 2017 White: 57.3% 57.3% 2018 White: 60.5% 60.5% 2019 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2020 White: 68.7% 68.7% 2021 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2022 White: 64.8% 64.8% 2023 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2024 White: 59.9% 59.9% 2011 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2013 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2018 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 International: 1.3% 1.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Black: 26.4% 26.4% 2021 Black: 25.2% 25.2% 2022 Black: 23.7% 23.7% 2023 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2024 Black: 23.3% 23.3% 2025 Black: 24.1% 24.1% 2020 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 White: 63.7% 63.7% 2021 White: 64.4% 64.4% 2022 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2023 White: 65.0% 65.0% 2024 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2025 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2020 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2025 International: 2.7% 2.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lander University 705 34% / 66% 2% $52,977 51 97%
Computer Science 16 — 62% / 38% 6% $89,291 94 90%
Cybersecurity 8 — 62% / 38% 0% $73,849 85 —
Chemistry 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $54,972 56 —
Mathematics 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $59,396 66 —
Biology 21 — 14% / 86% 5% $52,478 49 95%
Environmental Science 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,044 33 —
Kinesiology 25 — 28% / 72% 8% $43,442 23 100%
Nursing 78 — 13% / 87% 0% $74,789 86 100%
Physical Fitness Technician 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $43,442 23 100%
Public Health 23 — 9% / 91% 0% $53,963 53 —
Business Administration 237 — 54% / 46% 5% $54,275 54 97%
English 15 — 27% / 73% 0% $37,026 10 95%
History 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $46,017 30 96%
Human Services 26 — 4% / 96% 0% $46,779 32 —
Humanities — — — — $41,388 18 100%
Intercultural and International Studies 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $52,147 48 —
Mass Communication 17 — 41% / 59% 0% $37,674 11 97%
Political Science 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $51,647 47 96%
Psychology 52 — 23% / 77% 2% $41,280 17 93%
Sociology 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $45,145 28 97%
Spanish 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,808 29 —
Early Childhood Education 22 — 5% / 95% 0% $42,928 21 100%
Education 9 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Elementary Education 17 — 6% / 94% 0% $42,928 21 100%
General Education 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $41,388 18 100%
Middle School Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Physical Education 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $44,725 26 —
Special Education 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $45,637 29 —
Art 13 — 8% / 92% 0% $35,996 9 100%
Digital Arts 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $40,580 16 —
Digital Communication 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Music 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $40,630 16 —
Criminology 30 — 30% / 70% 0% $49,944 42 —
Legal Studies 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $51,792 47 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,292
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,660
Est. In-State Cost $15,901
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,313
ROI Percentile 51th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 36.9% 36.9% 2012 Graduated: 40.5% 40.5% 2013 Graduated: 51.5% 51.5% 2014 Graduated: 44.9% 44.9% 2015 Graduated: 45.8% 45.8% 2016 Graduated: 42.9% 42.9% 2017 Graduated: 42.4% 42.4% 2018 Graduated: 42.7% 42.7% 2019 Graduated: 44.8% 44.8% 2020 Graduated: 48.8% 48.8% 2021 Graduated: 53.3% 53.3% 2022 Graduated: 44.9% 44.9% 2023 Graduated: 48.8% 48.8% 2024 Graduated: 49.8% 49.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2012 Men: 36.7% 36.7% 2013 Men: 46.0% 46.0% 2014 Men: 41.7% 41.7% 2015 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2016 Men: 35.9% 35.9% 2017 Men: 34.5% 34.5% 2018 Men: 35.1% 35.1% 2019 Men: 37.2% 37.2% 2020 Men: 40.9% 40.9% 2021 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2022 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2023 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2024 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2011 Women: 37.4% 37.4% 2012 Women: 42.5% 42.5% 2013 Women: 54.1% 54.1% 2014 Women: 46.2% 46.2% 2015 Women: 47.7% 47.7% 2016 Women: 46.0% 46.0% 2017 Women: 45.4% 45.4% 2018 Women: 45.5% 45.5% 2019 Women: 48.1% 48.1% 2020 Women: 52.7% 52.7% 2021 Women: 53.8% 53.8% 2022 Women: 46.4% 46.4% 2023 Women: 51.6% 51.6% 2024 Women: 52.5% 52.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 34.8% 34.8% 2012 Black: 32.7% 32.7% 2013 Black: 46.2% 46.2% 2014 Black: 37.2% 37.2% 2015 Black: 40.4% 40.4% 2016 Black: 34.3% 34.3% 2017 Black: 32.9% 32.9% 2018 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2019 Black: 37.9% 37.9% 2020 Black: 33.6% 33.6% 2021 Black: 38.1% 38.1% 2022 Black: 31.4% 31.4% 2023 Black: 41.2% 41.2% 2024 Black: 40.4% 40.4% 2011 White: 38.2% 38.2% 2012 White: 42.5% 42.5% 2013 White: 54.3% 54.3% 2014 White: 49.4% 49.4% 2015 White: 48.8% 48.8% 2016 White: 46.5% 46.5% 2017 White: 48.7% 48.7% 2018 White: 50.1% 50.1% 2019 White: 48.9% 48.9% 2020 White: 55.5% 55.5% 2021 White: 58.7% 58.7% 2022 White: 50.8% 50.8% 2023 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2024 White: 53.4% 53.4%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 33.6% 237 54% / 46% 5% $54,275 54 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.0% 141 22% / 78% 1% $42,947 21 95%
Health Sciences 18.9% 133 17% / 83% 2% $63,645 73 100%
Education 9.5% 67 9% / 91% 0% $43,240 22 100%
Professional 4.8% 34 29% / 71% 0% $50,161 43 —
Arts 4.4% 31 32% / 68% 0% $38,609 12 100%
Computer Science 3.4% 24 62% / 38% 4% $84,144 92 90%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.0% 21 14% / 86% 5% $52,478 49 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 14 64% / 36% 0% $56,552 60 —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 3 100% / 0% 0% $47,044 33 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 69%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 69% 69% 69%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 46.3% 46.3% 2012 Acceptance: 42.3% 42.3% 2013 Acceptance: 42.2% 42.2% 2014 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8% 2015 Acceptance: 62.0% 62.0% 2016 Acceptance: 61.8% 61.8% 2017 Acceptance: 47.6% 47.6% 2018 Acceptance: 42.6% 42.6% 2019 Acceptance: 43.2% 43.2% 2020 Acceptance: 57.0% 57.0% 2021 Acceptance: 69.1% 69.1% 2022 Acceptance: 67.4% 67.4% 2023 Acceptance: 67.9% 67.9% 2024 Acceptance: 81.3% 81.3% 2011 Yield: 51.1% 51.1% 2012 Yield: 44.1% 44.1% 2013 Yield: 40.3% 40.3% 2014 Yield: 32.4% 32.4% 2015 Yield: 34.4% 34.4% 2016 Yield: 34.1% 34.1% 2017 Yield: 36.8% 36.8% 2018 Yield: 37.5% 37.5% 2019 Yield: 37.8% 37.8% 2020 Yield: 26.8% 26.8% 2021 Yield: 27.2% 27.2% 2022 Yield: 26.8% 26.8% 2023 Yield: 24.0% 24.0% 2024 Yield: 22.7% 22.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,903 2,903 2012 Applicants: 3,189 3,189 2013 Applicants: 3,349 3,349 2014 Applicants: 2,963 2,963 2015 Applicants: 2,614 2,614 2016 Applicants: 2,884 2,884 2017 Applicants: 4,368 4,368 2018 Applicants: 5,454 5,454 2019 Applicants: 5,774 5,774 2020 Applicants: 5,627 5,627 2021 Applicants: 4,795 4,795 2022 Applicants: 4,663 4,663 2023 Applicants: 5,184 5,184 2024 Applicants: 4,565 4,565 2011 Admitted: 1,343 1,343 2012 Admitted: 1,348 1,348 2013 Admitted: 1,412 1,412 2014 Admitted: 1,712 1,712 2015 Admitted: 1,620 1,620 2016 Admitted: 1,781 1,781 2017 Admitted: 2,078 2,078 2018 Admitted: 2,322 2,322 2019 Admitted: 2,492 2,492 2020 Admitted: 3,209 3,209 2021 Admitted: 3,311 3,311 2022 Admitted: 3,143 3,143 2023 Admitted: 3,521 3,521 2024 Admitted: 3,712 3,712 2011 Enrolled: 686 686 2012 Enrolled: 595 595 2013 Enrolled: 569 569 2014 Enrolled: 554 554 2015 Enrolled: 558 558 2016 Enrolled: 608 608 2017 Enrolled: 765 765 2018 Enrolled: 870 870 2019 Enrolled: 943 943 2020 Enrolled: 861 861 2021 Enrolled: 899 899 2022 Enrolled: 842 842 2023 Enrolled: 846 846 2024 Enrolled: 843 843

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 55%
SAT Range 950 – 1170
SAT Math Range 460 – 570
SAT RW Range 490 – 600

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 840 840 2012 25th: 830 830 2013 25th: 833 833 2014 25th: 840 840 2015 25th: 810 810 2016 25th: 880 880 2017 25th: 940 940 2018 25th: 930 930 2019 25th: 940 940 2020 25th: 920 920 2021 25th: 950 950 2022 25th: 950 950 2023 25th: 960 960 2024 25th: 950 950 2011 75th: 1060 1060 2012 75th: 1060 1060 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 1040 1040 2015 75th: 1020 1020 2016 75th: 1090 1090 2017 75th: 1100 1100 2018 75th: 1120 1120 2019 75th: 1130 1130 2020 75th: 1110 1110 2021 75th: 1150 1150 2022 75th: 1190 1190 2023 75th: 1160 1160 2024 75th: 1178 1178

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 460 460 2020 25th: 450 450 2021 25th: 470 470 2022 25th: 470 470 2023 25th: 470 470 2024 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 550 550 2020 75th: 540 540 2021 75th: 560 560 2022 75th: 590 590 2023 75th: 570 570 2024 75th: 570 570

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 413 413 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 400 400 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 470 470 2021 25th: 480 480 2022 25th: 480 480 2023 25th: 490 490 2024 25th: 490 490 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 510 510 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 590 590 2024 75th: 608 608

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2021 Submitted: 60.0% 60.0% 2022 Submitted: 56.0% 56.0% 2023 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0% 2024 Submitted: 55.0% 55.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.