Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Lander University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 68.7% of undergraduate students being women and 31.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 3,599, with 2,472 women and 1,127 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Lander University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.8% of undergraduate students being women and 29.2% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 226, with 160 women and 66 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 31.3% 1,127 students
- women 68.7% 2,472 students
Graduate Students
- men 29.2% 66 students
- women 70.8% 160 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 65.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,338 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 23.7% of the student body, with 847 students. Mixed race students represent 4.6% of the population, with 165 students, while Hispanic students account for 2.3%, with 83 students. Asian students account for 0.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 19 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.5% , with 19 students.
International students make up 2.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 80 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.8% of the population, totaling 29 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Lander University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 65.3% 2,338 students
- African American 23.7% 847 students
- Mixed race 4.6% 165 students
- Hispanic 2.3% 83 students
- International students 2.2% 80 students
- Unknown race 0.8% 29 students
- Asian 0.5% 19 students
- Hawaiian 0.5% 19 students
Graduate Students
- White 75.1% 169 students
- African American 20.9% 47 students
- Mixed race 2.2% 5 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 1 students
- Hispanic 0.4% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 63.5% 162 students
- African American 22.0% 56 students
- Mixed race 5.5% 14 students
- International students 4.7% 12 students
- Hispanic 3.1% 8 students
- Hawaiian 1.2% 3 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 40% 1,453 students
- 20-21 36% 1,300 students
- 22-24 13% 467 students
- 25-29 3% 92 students
- 30-34 1% 30 students
- 40-49 1% 23 students
- 35-39 0% 13 students
- 50-64 0% 10 students
- 25-29 28% 64 students
- 22-24 22% 50 students
- 40-49 16% 36 students
- 30-34 14% 31 students
- 35-39 10% 23 students
- 50-64 7% 17 students
- 20-21 2% 4 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Lander University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 795 | 89.93% | |
| Georgia | 18 | 2.04% | |
| Florida | 15 | 1.70% | |
| North Carolina | 11 | 1.24% | |
| Tennessee | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% |
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