Lander University Business Programs

Located in Greenwood, South Carolina, Lander University is a public institution. The surrounding location of Greenwood is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Lander University?

Contact details for Lander University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	320 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649-2099
Phone:	864-388-8000
Website:	www.lander.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/followlander
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/follow_lander

How Do I Get Into Lander University?

You can apply to Lander University online at: https://admissions.lander.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Lander University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Lander University?

The acceptance rate at Lander University is 57%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 25% of accepted students are men and 75% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 54%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.

Average Test Scores

About 66% 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 470 and 570. Math scores were between 450 and 540.

Lander University received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 21. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Lander University?

The overall average net price of Lander University is $24,115. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Lander University, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,489 a year. That adds up to $25,956 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%.

Lander University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,391 undergraduate students at Lander University, with 3,159 being full-time and 232 being part-time.

There are also 122 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,159 full-time undergraduates at Lander University, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Lander University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	27
Black or African American	794
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	2,036
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	215

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Lander University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Lander University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, United Kingdom, and France.

Online Learning at Lander University

In 2019-2020, 2,854 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Lander University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 14th most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Lander University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Lander University was 42.1%. This is the #635 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Lander University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Lander University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Lander University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management	#373
Business Administration & Management	#491

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Lander University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	129	18	147
TOTAL	129	18	147

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.