Quick Facts about Lander
- Founded in 1872 as Williamston Female College
- More than 90 areas of study
- Nationally ranked NCAA Division II athletics
- Average class size is 19 with a student-to-faculty ratio of 18:1
- Over 4,500 students
- Over 60 different clubs and organizations
- Ranked among the top public colleges and universities in the southern United States
- Successful engineering dual degree program with Clemson University
- Department of Business accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- National award-winning Experience Your Education (EYE) Program, which provides hands-on, real-world learning opportunities for students
- Global Scholars Program promotes educational opportunities around the world
- Innovative academic calendar provides more instruction time in the classroom while allowing 4 months during the summer for study abroad, internships and employment in tourism and other industries
- Over 90-percent acceptance rate for Lander students who are recommended to medical school by Lander faculty
- First nationally accredited, university-based Montessori teacher education program in South Carolina
- First genetics emphasis of its kind in South Carolina
- Only undergraduate program in the world currently spin-casting epoxy mirrors for use by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in telescopes
- Experience of living in authentic, small-town America
- Campus that is safe, tobacco-free, residential and an easy walk to every campus location and to downtown Greenwood
- Student-Faculty Ratio of 16:1
- Easy access to big cities such as Atlanta, Ga., Columbia, S.C., Charleston, S.C., Myrtle Beach, S.C., Charlotte, N.C., and many more