Lander University Student Population

How many students at Lander?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Lander University has a total enrollment of 4,378 students, including 3,776 undergraduate and 602 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,410 male students (32.2%) and 2,968 female students (67.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,907 White students (66.4%) and 975 Black students (22.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,776 undergraduate students (86.2%) and 602 graduate students (13.8%).
• Class Delivery: 1,004 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,548 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 3,204 - Lander's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,410 male (32.21%) and 2,968 female (67.79%) students are attending Lander University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 47.51.

By class level, 3,776 (86.25%) are undergraduate students and 602 (13.75%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 33.08% are male and 66.92% are female, while among graduate students, 26.74% are male and 73.26% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,907 White, 975 Black, and 3 Asian students out of a total of 4,378 are attending at Lander University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Lander University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 50.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Lander has 354 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 3,714 students under 25 years old, and 664 students over 25 years old out of 4,378 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 354 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. Lander has 3,513 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 263 students aged 25 and over.

It has 201 graduate students aged under 25 and 401 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Lander University, 1,004 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,548 students are enrolled in some online courses.

939 students who live in South Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 65 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,776 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 301 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.97%.265 students have transferred in as full-time status and 36 students transferred in as part-time status.