Colleges / Lander University
College · Public · Greenwood, SC · Town
LU

Lander University

Greenwood, SC

Address320 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649-2099
Websitewww.lander.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate81%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size3,397
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 81% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1057 · ACT 21.

If you get in

3,397 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$109k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$61k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$48k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$11.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$21.3k
Room & board
$12.1k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans49%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention69%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
3,397
Location
Greenwood, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Lander University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White65%
  • Black24%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International3%
  • Hispanic2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 31

What you can study.

Colleges / Lander University
College · Public · Greenwood, SC · Town
LU

Lander University

Greenwood, SC

Address320 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649-2099
Websitewww.lander.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate81%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size3,397
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 81% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1057 · ACT 21.

If you get in

3,397 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$109k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$61k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$48k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$11.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$21.3k
Room & board
$12.1k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans49%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention69%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
3,397
Location
Greenwood, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Lander University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White65%
  • Black24%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International3%
  • Hispanic2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 31

What you can study.