Lander University

Lander University is located approximately one half-mile from uptown Greenwood, South Carolina. The main campus sits on 190 acres of land, though this does not include its many off-campus locations.

Lander University has ten residence halls. Residence halls include Bearcat Village, Brookside, Centennial Hall, Chipley Hall, Lide Apartments, McGhee Court, New Hall, Thomason, University Place, and Williamston.

In July 2021, Lander announced that the state legislature has appropriated new funding for the University, which includes money that will be used to construct a nursing building on Lander's campus in Greenwood.[3]

In the 2018 edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges rankings, Lander ranked 29 in Regional Colleges of the South and 6 in Best Colleges for Veterans.[4]

Lander has 178 full-time faculty members.

More than 90 areas of undergraduate and graduate studies are offered.

• College of Arts and Humanities
  • Department of Art + Design
  • Department of English and Foreign Languages
  • Department of Media and Communication
  • Department of Music
• College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Department of Government, Criminology, and Sociology
  • Department of History and philosophy
  • Department of Psychological Sciences and Human Services
• College of Business
• College of Education
  • Department of Teacher Education
  • Department of Physical Education and Exercise Studies
• College of Science and Mathematics
  • Department of Biology
  • Department of Physical Sciences
  • Department of Mathematics and Computing
• College of Graduate & Online Studies
  • Department of Graduate Studies
  • Department of Online Studies
• William Preston Turner School of Nursing
• Honors College

Varsity athletic teams have reaped honors at district and national levels, including 12 national championships in men's tennis, and, most recently, in men's wrestling. A member of the NCAA Division II, Lander plays in the Peach Belt Conference and fields teams in men's and women's basketball, soccer and tennis; men's baseball and golf; and women's cross country, softball and volleyball. Lander also offers club sports that include equestrian, ultimate disc, rugby, bass-fishing, lacrosse, soccer, water skiing, running, Cross-Fit, baseball, women's volleyball and it has an intramural program open to all students, faculty, and staff.

Sorority and Fraternity organizations are under three different councils being the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), National Panhellenic Council (NPC),[5] and Interfraternity Council (IFC)

Founder Rev. Samuel Lander

Lander University was founded as a college for women by Methodist clergyman Samuel Lander in 1872 as Williamston Female College in Williamston, South Carolina. It was re-named Lander College in 1904. Men were admitted in starting in 1943 and it became a university in 1992.[6]

Lander University has had twelve presidents serve since its founding. They are: Samuel Lander (1872–1904); John O. Willson (1904–1923); B. Rhett Turnipseed (1923–1927); R. H. Bennett (1927–1932); John W. Speake (1932–1941); John Marvin Rast (1941–1948); Boyce M. Grier (1948–1966); E. Don Herd, Jr. (1966–1973); Larry A. Jackson (1973–1992); William C. Moran (1992–2000); Daniel W. Ball (2000–2015); and Richard E. Cosentino (2015–present).[6]

• List of colleges and universities in South Carolina
• List of current and historical women's universities and colleges

• Official website
• Official athletics website