Lander University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Lander University is located in Greenwood, South Carolina, United States. It was originally established in 1872 as Williamston Female College. It was founded by Samuel Lander, a Methodist clergyman, and was located in Williamston, South Carolina. The college moved to is current location in 1904 and was renamed Lander College. The first male students were admitted in 1943. It became Lander University in 1992. The university campus spreads across an area of more than 120 acres. It offers courses through the following academic colleges:

• College of Arts & Humanities
• College of Business & Public Affairs
• College of Education
• College of Science & Mathematics

There are several Greek Letter organizations at Lander University which are governed by the Inter-Fraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and National Panhellenic Conference. Some of these fraternities and sororities are Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Alpha Tau Omega, Pi Kappa Phi, Zeta Phi Beta, Kappa Sigma, Gamma Phi Beta, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Phi Mu.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, art studies, and liberal arts.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Selective admissions.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,614 in 2009-2010 (2,466 full-time equivalent).

About 28% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 72% of the class.

Undergrads are 94% of enrolled students and graduate students are 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 89% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lander provides on-campus housing for 1,209 of its 2,466 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Peach Belt Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 80 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 59 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Lander offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (13 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (91 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (87 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Montessori Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (121 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (47 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (26 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

SCIENCE (27 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (33 awarded)

• Psychology