Lander University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Lander University

Lander University operates as a public institution located in Greenwood, South Carolina (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 3,397 students of which 3,971 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Lander University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 81.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,057 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,363, with published in-state tuition of $11,700 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 49.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.6%. Graduates earn a median of $42,396 ten years after enrolling, compared with $36,851 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 159400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.