Lane College
Jackson, TN · Private · Small city
Private institution in Jackson, TN · 822 undergraduates · $31,670 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Pell Grant share
- Top 18%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
- $14,494635th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,790743rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,790371st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,608595th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $30,5001,813th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $31,6701,844th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,6231,858th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 17.0%1,937th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 45.1%1,768th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8221,471st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 79.4%55th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 124 mi (BNA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 16 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $25,194 | $19,455 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $25,194 | $21,508 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $24,035 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $21,508 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $20,596 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $19,683 | $23,340 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: Christian Methodist Episcopalsource
- Founded in 1882source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Motto: "Esse, Non Videri (Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "Colored Methodist Episcopal High School" (1882–1883)source
- Formerly known as "Lane Institute" (1883–1896)source
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $935,726 (M $611,113 · W $324,613)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Lane College’s 822 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TN
- The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN · 827 undergrads
- Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN · 815 undergrads
- Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN · 832 undergrads
- Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN · 783 undergrads
- Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN · 903 undergrads
- Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN · 703 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Erskine CollegeDue West, SC · 821 undergrads
- The College of the Florida KeysKey West, FL · 823 undergrads
- Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, GA · 820 undergrads
- University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CT · 825 undergrads
- Woodbury UniversityBurbank, CA · 825 undergrads
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge, LA · 826 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelanecollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 220598)
- Compare colleges in TNRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in TennesseeEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with The University of Tennessee SouthernSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Lane College vs The University of Tennessee SouthernHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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