Lander University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Lander University is a public baccalaureate college in Greenwood, SC (town setting), with 3,669 undergraduates (69% women). It admitted 68% of 5,184 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 960–1160 on the SAT and 17–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $37,670 a year for out-of-state students and $28,070 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,657 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 49% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, education. The campus reported 0.84 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Lander University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,700 in-state · $21,300 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Lander University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Lander University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Peach Belt Conference | 33 | — | 3 | $572k | $17,340 | — | |
| Baseball | Peach Belt Conference | 78 | — | 1 | $944k | $12,106 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Peach Belt Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $800k | $47,056 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Peach Belt Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $662k | $36,788 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Peach Belt Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Peach Belt Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | South Atlantic Conference | 14 | — | 2 | $492k | $35,167 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Peach Belt Conference | 15 | — | 4 | $429k | $28,595 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Peach Belt Conference | 12 | — | 4 | $305k | $25,396 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Peach Belt Conference | 56 | — | 6 | $808k | $14,424 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Gulf South Conference | 27 | — | 2 | $575k | $21,308 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Peach Belt Conference | 55 | — | 1 | $692k | $12,586 | — | |
| Softball | Peach Belt Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $584k | $21,620 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Peach Belt Conference | 15 | — | 2 | $389k | $25,915 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Peach Belt Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $357k | $32,482 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Peach Belt Conference | 102 | — | 1 | $308k | $3,017 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Peach Belt Conference | 102 | — | 1 | $305k | $2,988 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Peach Belt Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $511k | $26,875 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Conference Carolinas | 47 | — | 1 | $793k | $16,869 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.