Student Population at Lander

Total Enrollment

4,167

Undergraduate

3,562

Graduate

605

Online Enrollment

794

Men Students

1,317

Women Students

2,850

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,167 students have enrolled at Lander University - 3,562 undergraduate and 605 graduate.

By gender, 1,317 male and 2,850 female students are attending Lander University. By attendance status, there are 3,317 full-time students and 850 part-time students.

The number of students at Lander University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Benedict College and Limestone University, its population is very large (average population is 1,838).

Lander University offers online degree/certificate programs and 794 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Lander University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,317 male and 2,850 female students attending Lander. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.46 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Lander.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Lander
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,562	3,197	365
Men	1,150	1,033	117
Women	2,412	2,164	248

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Lander
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	605	120	485
Men	167	46	121
Women	438	74	364

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,760 White students (66.23%) and 932 Black or African American students (22.37%) at Lander University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Lander University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Lander University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	22	5	17
Asian	11	4	7
Black or African American	828	220	608
Hispanic	74	18	56
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	7	17
White	2,328	782	1,546
Two or More Races	166	52	114
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	16	6	10
Total	3,562	1,150	2,412

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Lander University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0	3
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	104	26	78
Hispanic	5	2	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	1	5
White	432	118	314
Two or More Races	12	4	8
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	27	7	20
Total	605	167	438

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,553 students whose age under twenty five and 403 students whose age is over thirty years old at Lander University.

Especially, 208 students are younger than eighteen and 11 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Lander University.

Population by Student Age at Lander University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,562	1,150	2,412
Under 18	208	61	147
18-19	1,385	425	960
20-21	1,252	411	841
22-24	513	198	315
25-29	89	32	57
30-34	37	8	29
35-39	14	0	14
40-49	33	10	23
50-64	21	2	19
65 and over	10	3	7
Total	3,562	1,150	2,412

Population by Student Age at Lander University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	605	167	438
20-21	4	0	4
22-24	191	55	136
25-29	122	33	89
30-34	70	25	45
35-39	64	20	44
40-49	99	23	76
50-64	54	10	44
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	605	167	438

Online Student Population

At Lander University, 2,508 students (60.19% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 794 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 748 students live in South Carolina where Lander University is located in and 46 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	4,167	3,562	605
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	794	305	489
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,714	1,635	79
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,659	1,622	37

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	794	305	489
South Carolina Residents	748	297	451
Other State in U.S.	46	8	38
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0