Enrollment Trends at Lander

The student population at Lander University is 4,378 (3,776 undergraduate and 602 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,677 (62.09%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Lander is 86.25% which is increased by 1,117 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 560 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 48 male students for every 100 female students, up from 46 in 2015.
1,004 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 979.57% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,484 where 4,378 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 2,701 to 4,378 students, a gain of 1,677 (62.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lander University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,701	2,659	837	1,822	42	13	29
2016-17	2,772 71	2,734 75	841 4	1,893 71	38 -4	9 -4	29
2017-18	2,849 77	2,787 53	876 35	1,911 18	62 24	13 4	49 20
2018-19	3,044 195	2,970 183	941 65	2,029 118	74 12	18 5	56 7
2019-20	3,226 182	3,144 174	1,004 63	2,140 111	82 8	16 -2	66 10
2020-21	3,513 287	3,391 247	1,070 66	2,321 181	122 40	40 24	82 16
2021-22	3,825 312	3,599 208	1,127 57	2,472 151	226 104	66 26	160 78
2022-23	4,167 342	3,562 -37	1,150 23	2,412 -60	605 379	167 101	438 278
2023-24	4,363 196	3,669 107	1,181 31	2,488 76	694 89	182 15	512 74
2024-25	4,378 15	3,776 107	1,249 68	2,527 39	602 -92	161 -21	441 -71
Average	3,484	3,229	1,028	2,202	255	69	186

Lander University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,229 where 3,776 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lander University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,659	2,446	757	1,689	213	80	133
2016-17	2,734	2,551	793	1,758	183	48	135
2017-18	2,787	2,600	828	1,772	187	48	139
2018-19	2,970	2,764	873	1,891	206	68	138
2019-20	3,144	2,941	935	2,006	203	69	134
2020-21	3,391	3,159	1,002	2,157	232	68	164
2021-22	3,599	3,206	1,003	2,203	393	124	269
2022-23	3,562	3,197	1,033	2,164	365	117	248
2023-24	3,669	3,220	1,019	2,201	449	162	287
2024-25	3,776	3,255	1,056	2,199	521	193	328
Average	3,229	3,229	930	2,004	3,229	98	198

Lander University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 255 where 602 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lander University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	42	0	0	0	42	13	29
2016-17	38	0	0	0	38	9	29
2017-18	62	19	3	16	43	10	33
2018-19	74	25	4	21	49	14	35
2019-20	82	15	3	12	67	13	54
2020-21	122	42	17	25	80	23	57
2021-22	226	78	21	57	148	45	103
2022-23	605	120	46	74	485	121	364
2023-24	694	162	59	103	532	123	409
2024-25	602	141	50	91	461	111	350
Average	255	255	20	40	255	48	146

Lander University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.40%. The percentage was 57.50% 10 years ago and Lander still has a high percentage of white students. 0.07% of enrolled students is Asian and 22.27% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 1.94% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 57.50% to 66.40%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.48% to 0.07%. Black student enrollment decreased from 29.62% to 22.27%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.15% to 1.94%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5064 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5811 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lander University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	6	13	800	31	3	1,553	53
2016-17	8	12	782	42	2	1,649	61
2017-18	9	59	754	59	6	1,757	86
2018-19	9	12	785	62	5	1,893	105
2019-20	20	30	821	83	5	2,069	122
2020-21	16	30	862	80	8	2,280	157
2021-22	20	19	894	84	20	2,507	170
2022-23	25	11	932	79	30	2,760	178
2023-24	25	9	965	74	39	2,906	194
2024-25	24	3	975	85	36	2,907	223
Average	16	20	857	68	15	2,228	135

Lander University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,004 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 979.57% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lander University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	2,701	93	514	2,094
2016-17	2,772	81	600	2,091
2017-18	2,849	90	613	2,146
2018-19	3,044	102	917	2,025
2019-20	3,226	124	1,318	1,784
2020-21	3,513	276	2,578	659
2021-22	3,825	400	1,508	1,917
2022-23	4,167	794	1,714	1,659
2023-24	4,363	795	1,745	1,823
2024-25	4,378	1,004	1,548	1,826
Average	3,484	376	1,306	1,802

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Enrollment Trends at Lander

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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