Lander University

How big is the Lander University men's tennis roster?

Lander University listed 15 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 50% above the Peach Belt Conference median of 10.

Lander University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 13 players in 2020 to 15 in 2025.

A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.

How many coaches does Lander University men's tennis have?

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%.

More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.

What does Lander University spend on men's tennis?

Lander University reported $388,736 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 99% above the NCAA Division II median of $195,289.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,694 per player in 2025, well below the Peach Belt Conference median of $6,417, by 74%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $45 per male athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division II median of $112, by 59%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 34% between 2020 and 2025, from $290,334 to $388,736.

Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.

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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.

• 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%.

What other teams does Lander University field?

Lander University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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