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University or college · Public

Lander University

Greenwood, SC795 online only

Lander University is a public university in Greenwood, SC, with about 3,568 students on campus.

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Students on campus
3,568
plus 795 studying only online
Admission rate
81%
higher than at 57% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$15,363
lower than at 71% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
50%
lower than at 61% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$42,396
higher than at 55% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Lander University

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Lander University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $75,458 four years out. Liberal arts graduates earn $39,428. Majors ↓

Rent in Greenwood is below the state median

Median rent in Greenwood is $839 a month, 29% below the state median. Living in Greenwood ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 34%Health professions 14%Education 9%Psychology 7%Social sciences 6%Parks, recreation & fitness 5%Everything else 25%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations187 graduates a year · typical debt $25,191
$53k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing110 graduates a year · typical debt $26,609
$75k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods56 graduates a year · typical debt $25,500
$44k4 yrs out
Psychology, General53 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$41k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness29 graduates a year · typical debt $24,997
$43k4 yrs out
Criminology28 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General27 graduates a year · typical debt $26,600
$52k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies24 graduates a year · typical debt $25,750
—not reported
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Lander University?

81%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
490–608
SAT math
460–570
ACT
16–23

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1057.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $27,277 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $21,300

Tuition & fees (in state) $11,700Room & board $12,100Books & supplies $1,200Other costs $2,277

After grants, the average family on aid pays $15,363.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$13,842

About $55,368 over 4 years · 49% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
50%
within 6 years · Pell students 44%
Come back for year two
70%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$42,396
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,000
about $265 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

8.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $3,071 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

46%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 51% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$39k
Middle income$30–75k
$44k
Higher incomeover $75k
$47k
Who goes there

The students

3,397 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 65%Hispanic 2%Black 24%Two or more 5%International 3%

Women and men

Women 68%Men 32%
18 : 1
students per teacher
39%
get Pell grants (lower income)
49%
take federal loans
6%
undergrads 25 or older
4%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Greenwood

13% of Greenwood’s 22,745 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Greenwood pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Lander University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Piedmont Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Greenwood
2.6 mi2,744 students
Erskine CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Due West
15.8 mi961 students
Presbyterian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Clinton
24.7 mi1,136 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.