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The real 4-year cost of Lander University in South Carolina
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Lander University went from $9,100 to $11,700, an average of 1.3% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $9,100 | – | – |
| 2009 | $8,760 | – | – |
| 2010 | $9,154 | – | – |
| 2011 | $9,504 | – | – |
| 2012 | $9,792 | – | – |
| 2013 | $10,100 | – | – |
| 2014 | $10,418 | – | – |
| 2015 | $10,752 | – | – |
| 2016 | $11,200 | – | – |
| 2017 | $11,700 | – | – |
| 2018 | $11,700 | – | – |
| 2019 | $11,700 | – | – |
| 2020 | $11,700 | – | – |
| 2021 | $11,700 | – | – |
| 2022 | $11,700 | – | – |
| 2023 | $11,700 | $11,700 | – |
| 2024 | – | $11,852 | $11,580–$12,124 |
| 2025 | – | $12,006 | $11,461–$12,563 |
| 2026 | – | $12,162 | $11,343–$13,019 |
| 2027 | – | $12,319 | $11,226–$13,491 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $12,162 |
| Year 2 | $12,319 |
| Year 3 | $12,479 |
| Year 4 | $12,641 |
| 4-year total | $49,602 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $9,602
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $26,920
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $10,700/ yr
- rising 3.3% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $49,531
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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See my 4-year cost at Lander University4-year schools with similar prices in South Carolina
Closest to Lander University by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Coastal Carolina University$11,640
- University of South Carolina-Upstate$11,583
- Francis Marion University$11,170
- South Carolina State University$11,060
- Citadel Military College of South Carolina$12,570
- Voorhees University$12,630
- University of South Carolina Aiken$10,760
- University of South Carolina Beaufort$10,730
Use this data
Published figures for Lander University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.