by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Lander University was awarded 13 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.
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Lander University is ranked #1,800 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Lander University also holds the #33 spot on the Best Colleges in South Carolina ranking.
If you're applying to Lander University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 69%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 38% of students accepted to Lander University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 560.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Lander University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Lander University is 53%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Lander University is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
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 27% for first-time, full-time students at Lander University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,391 undergraduates at Lander University with 3,159 being full-time and 232 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,690 | $13,904 | $15,411 | $18,211 | $17,247 |
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 Lander University, 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 Lander University, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $6,739 a year. That adds up to $26,956 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Lander University is 9.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Lander University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 320 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649-2099 |
| Phone: | 864-388-8000 |
| Website: | https://www.lander.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/followlander |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/follow_lander |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 129 | $30,903 |
| General Psychology | 50 | $25,794 |
| Nursing | 47 | $63,239 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 40 | $33,313 |
| Health & Physical Education | 30 | $24,740 |
| General Biology | 29 | $31,839 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 27 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 22 | $24,048 |
| Sociology | 21 | $29,813 |
| General English Literature | 15 | 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 2020-2021, 1,908 students took at least one online class at Lander University. This is a decrease from the 2,854 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,908 | 400 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,854 | 276 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,442 | 124 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,019 | 102 |
| 2016-2017 | 703 | 90 |
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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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