Lander University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $388,736 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $357,306 |
How much does Lander University spend on women's tennis?
Lander University reported $357,306 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #273 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Lander University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lander University's athletically related student aid averaged about $7,142 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Lander University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Lander University reported $11,482 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Lander University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lander University reported $388,736 in total men's tennis expenses and $357,306 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in South Carolina earn NIL money?
South Carolina's 2021 college NIL law (S.C. Code Section 59-158-10 et seq.) lets college athletes earn NIL compensation, with later amendments easing school involvement. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://schsl.org/archives/16430.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Lander University women's tennis roster?
Lander University listed 11 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 29% above the Peach Belt Conference median of 9.
Lander University's women's tennis roster has stayed between 10 and 12 players since 2020, and stood at 11 in 2025.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 |
How many coaches does Lander University women's tennis have?
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%.
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 women's tennis?
Lander University reported $357,306 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 97% above the NCAA Division II median of $181,331.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,678 per player in 2025, well below the Peach Belt Conference median of $4,433, by 62%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $42 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division II median of $120, by 65%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 32% between 2020 and 2025, from $269,770 to $357,306.
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.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Peach Belt Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Greenwood, SC |
| Enrollment | 3,397 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lander University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Lander University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Peach Belt Conference and reported 11 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Lander University women's tennis?
- Lander University competes in NCAA Division II in the Peach Belt Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Lander University women's tennis roster compare with other Peach Belt Conference programs?
- With 11 players in 2025, Lander University is 29% above the Peach Belt Conference median of 9, based on 6 Peach Belt Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Lander University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 11 players per coach, 120% above the NCAA Division II median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Lander University?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Lander University?
- Lander University is in Greenwood, SC, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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