Lander University
Greenwood, SC · public · 3,397 undergraduates
Lander University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Lander University listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster, 50% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 11 on the women's, 22% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Lander University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $5,305 per male athlete and $7,143 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,694 per men's player, 30% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,678 per women's player, 36% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Lander University, in Greenwood, SC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Peach Belt Conference.
Lander University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 13 players in 2020 to 15 in 2025. Lander University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 15 players per coach, well above the Peach Belt Conference median of 5, by 200%.
Lander University's women's tennis roster has stayed between 10 and 12 players since 2020, and stood at 11 in 2025. Lander University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 11 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 120%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Lander University fund its athletes?
Lander University reported 617 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 342 men and 275 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,778,622 across all sports ($1,814,388 for men's sports, $1,964,234 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $15,535 for men's sports and $11,482 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $45 and $42 per athlete.
What is Lander University like academically?
Lander University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 81% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1057.
The full cost of attendance is around $27,277 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,363 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,700 for SC residents and $21,300 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
50% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $42,396, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Lander University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 29% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (18%) and Education (8%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (152 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (76 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (60 degrees)
- Psychology, General (59 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (41 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (32 degrees)
- Biology, General (26 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (21 degrees)
- Criminology (19 degrees)
- History (16 degrees)
What is Greenwood, SC like to live in?
Lander University sits in Greenwood, a town well outside any metro area of about 23,000 people in Greenwood County, South Carolina.
Household incomes in Greenwood, a median of about $40,253, sit far below the South Carolina median and likewise far below the national one, 49% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $123,400, 48% below the South Carolina median and a typical rent of $826 a month is 27% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.6 times the national share, and the median age of 32 is younger than the country's 39.
21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the South Carolina average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Lander University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Lander University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Peach Belt Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Peach Belt Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Lander University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Lander University listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster, 50% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 11 on the women's, 22% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Lander University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Lander University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $5,305 per male athlete and $7,143 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Lander University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,694 per men's player, 30% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,678 per women's player, 36% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Lander University?
- Lander University is in Greenwood, SC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Lander University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $27,277 a year, and an average net price of $15,363 after grants and scholarships.