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Lander University

Greenwood, SC · Public · Town (distant) · Lander University

Public institution in Greenwood, SC · 3,384 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $42,396 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$14,501636th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$11,700736th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$21,300932nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$26,069756th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,3961,492nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,8511,424th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
48.8%1,201st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
68.6%1,307th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
67.9%559th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1057806th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,384643rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
39.7%711th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 99 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 23 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$57,943$56,189
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$33,500$38,122
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$31,990$30,771
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$31,314$37,568
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$31,314—
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$31,042$29,064
Historybachelors$28,236$26,739
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$25,194$26,850
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$24,615$26,739
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$24,421$26,187
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$23,113$32,391
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$22,087$22,329

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,778,622 (M $1,814,388 · W $1,964,234)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lander University’s 3,384 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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