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About Lander University

Lander University is a public university located in Greenwood, which is a city that serves as the county seat of Greenwood County, situated in the US state of South Carolina, with a population estimated at a number of more than 22 700 inhabitants, during the 2009 census.

Lander University was established in 1872, and it was founded by Methodist clergyman Samuel Lander, first starting as Williamston Female College, in Williamston, SC, being renamed in honor of its founder in 1904, when the university moved to its present location, in Greenwood. The institution's current name and mission was adopted in 1992, after it became a state-supported college, in 1973.

The university currently offers its students more than 80 areas of undergraduate study, 3 on-line programs and few degree programs, as well.

Athletics

Lander's sports teams are known as the Bearcats, which compete in NCAA Division II, in Peach Belt Conference, for various sports, for both men and women, including for men's tennis, in which they won 12 national championships, so far, the Bearcats also competing in soccer, basketball, volleyball, golf, baseball and cross country.

Their distinctive colors are blue and gold and their mascot is, obviously, the Bearcat.