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Lane College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 100,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Jackson, TN

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,655 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 258 (72%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 848
Men / Women 56% / 44%
From State 58%
From Region 17%
Athletes 241 (33.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 77%
Hispanic 2%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
White 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2012 Men: 58.2% 58.2% 2013 Men: 54.3% 54.3% 2014 Men: 57.7% 57.7% 2015 Men: 60.6% 60.6% 2016 Men: 49.2% 49.2% 2017 Men: 56.6% 56.6% 2018 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2019 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2020 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2021 Men: 55.1% 55.1% 2022 Men: 57.7% 57.7% 2023 Men: 59.2% 59.2% 2024 Men: 60.7% 60.7% 2025 Men: 51.5% 51.5%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Black: 97.3% 97.3% 2016 Black: 68.7% 68.7% 2017 Black: 84.4% 84.4% 2018 Black: 88.3% 88.3% 2019 Black: 83.2% 83.2% 2020 Black: 82.4% 82.4% 2021 Black: 76.9% 76.9% 2022 Black: 71.5% 71.5% 2023 Black: 41.4% 41.4% 2024 Black: 75.7% 75.7% 2025 Black: 78.3% 78.3% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2025 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2011 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 White: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 White: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 White: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 White: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 White: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 White: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 White: 2.4% 2.4% 2025 White: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 International: 1.1% 1.1%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 1,981 1,981 2012 Total: 1,484 1,484 2013 Total: 1,534 1,534 2014 Total: 1,249 1,249 2015 Total: 1,351 1,351 2016 Total: 1,356 1,356 2017 Total: 1,370 1,370 2018 Total: 1,184 1,184 2019 Total: 1,239 1,239 2020 Total: 1,363 1,363 2021 Total: 1,121 1,121 2022 Total: 1,085 1,085 2023 Total: 1,058 1,058 2024 Total: 876 876 2025 Total: 848 848 2011 Men: 959 959 2012 Men: 730 730 2013 Men: 792 792 2014 Men: 654 654 2015 Men: 731 731 2016 Men: 711 711 2017 Men: 735 735 2018 Men: 618 618 2019 Men: 611 611 2020 Men: 687 687 2021 Men: 565 565 2022 Men: 586 586 2023 Men: 601 601 2024 Men: 501 501 2025 Men: 473 473 2011 Women: 1,022 1,022 2012 Women: 754 754 2013 Women: 742 742 2014 Women: 595 595 2015 Women: 620 620 2016 Women: 645 645 2017 Women: 635 635 2018 Women: 566 566 2019 Women: 628 628 2020 Women: 676 676 2021 Women: 556 556 2022 Women: 499 499 2023 Women: 457 457 2024 Women: 375 375 2025 Women: 375 375

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2017 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2016 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2017 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Black: 99.8% 99.8% 2012 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Black: 99.9% 99.9% 2014 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Black: 96.5% 96.5% 2016 Black: 83.8% 83.8% 2017 Black: 92.8% 92.8% 2018 Black: 90.6% 90.6% 2019 Black: 86.7% 86.7% 2020 Black: 86.4% 86.4% 2021 Black: 83.1% 83.1% 2022 Black: 78.6% 78.6% 2023 Black: 70.3% 70.3% 2024 Black: 72.0% 72.0% 2025 Black: 77.1% 77.1% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2025 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2011 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 White: 0.1% 0.1% 2014 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 White: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 White: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 White: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 White: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 White: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 White: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 White: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 White: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 White: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 White: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 White: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 International: 1.8% 1.8%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lane College 115 57% 4% 0% 63% 2% 2% $42,651 0 -1.86 25 91%
Computer Science 4 — 100% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $68,997 1 -1.64 80 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,539 0 -2.71 27 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,958 1 -1.22 52 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,044 1 -2.06 57 — — — — —
Biology 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $46,194 1 -2.35 34 97% — — — —
Business Administration 41 — 78% 7% 0% 41% 5% 5% $41,193 0 -1.89 21 87% — — — —
History 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $42,890 3 -1.37 25 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 — 71% 14% 0% 71% 0% 0% $46,225 6 -1.06 34 90% — — — —
Religion — — — — — — — — $43,198 13 -0.94 26 — — — — —
Mass Communication 10 — 80% 0% 0% 70% 0% 0% $34,227 0 -2.58 9 96% — — — —
Sociology 12 — 0% 0% 0% 83% 0% 0% $40,577 1 -1.48 20 93% — — — —
Education 3 — 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $44,293 8 -1.26 29 — — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 10 — 60% 0% 0% 70% 0% 0% $45,918 5 -1.46 33 93% — — — —
Music 4 — 75% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $33,770 5 -1.39 8 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 16 — 25% 6% 0% 75% 0% 0% $42,303 0 -2.42 24 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $12,615
ROI Percentile 25th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 44%
4-Year Graduation Rate 10%
6-Year Graduation Rate 18%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 33.6% 33.6% 2012 Graduated: 36.0% 36.0% 2013 Graduated: 30.8% 30.8% 2014 Graduated: 31.9% 31.9% 2015 Graduated: 24.3% 24.3% 2016 Graduated: 19.5% 19.5% 2017 Graduated: 21.2% 21.2% 2018 Graduated: 24.0% 24.0% 2019 Graduated: 22.2% 22.2% 2020 Graduated: 22.8% 22.8% 2021 Graduated: 24.1% 24.1% 2022 Graduated: 17.9% 17.9% 2023 Graduated: 17.0% 17.0% 2024 Graduated: 18.4% 18.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 27.9% 2012 Men: 25.2% 2013 Men: 30.2% 2014 Men: 26.4% 2015 Men: 18.0% 2016 Men: 13.6% 2017 Men: 14.3% 2018 Men: 18.0% 2019 Men: 15.0% 2020 Men: 16.1% 2021 Men: 19.7% 2022 Men: 11.2% 2023 Men: 12.3% 2024 Men: 13.2% 2011 Women: 38.8% 2012 Women: 47.9% 2013 Women: 31.4% 2014 Women: 36.8% 2015 Women: 29.9% 2016 Women: 25.8% 2017 Women: 28.4% 2018 Women: 32.4% 2019 Women: 30.8% 2020 Women: 31.8% 2021 Women: 30.9% 2022 Women: 24.4% 2023 Women: 23.2% 2024 Women: 24.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 33.6% 2012 Black: 34.9% 2013 Black: 30.8% 2014 Black: 31.7% 2015 Black: 24.1% 2016 Black: 19.6% 2017 Black: 21.2% 2018 Black: 24.0% 2019 Black: 22.2% 2020 Black: 22.8% 2021 Black: 24.5% 2022 Black: 22.2% 2023 Black: 16.0% 2024 Black: 18.8%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 35.7% 41 78% 7% 0% 41% 5% 5% $41,193 0 -1.89 21 87% —
Social Sciences 19.1% 22 36% 0% 0% 77% 0% 0% $37,691 0 -1.98 14 94% —
Professional 13.9% 16 25% 6% 0% 75% 0% 0% $42,303 0 -2.42 24 95% —
Education 11.3% 13 54% 0% 0% 69% 0% 0% $45,543 7 -1.41 32 93% —
Humanities 7.0% 8 75% 12% 0% 75% 0% 0% $45,808 5 -1.10 33 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.3% 5 40% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,608 0 -1.98 43 — —
Arts 3.5% 4 75% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $33,770 1 -1.39 8 — —
Computer Science 3.5% 4 100% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $68,997 1 -1.64 80 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.7% 2 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $46,194 1 -2.35 34 97% —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 109 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 28 $119K $119K $0
Baseball 26 $236K $236K $0
Basketball 20 $392K $382K $9K
Cross Country 13 $38K $38K $0
Total 172 $1.8M $1.8M $9K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 21 $99K $99K $0
Basketball 20 $416K $406K $9K
Volleyball 20 $202K $212K -$10K
Softball 16 $202K $202K $0
Cross Country 10 $32K $32K $0
Total 69 $953K $954K -$837
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 109 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 49 $219K $219K $0
Basketball 40 $809K $789K $19K
Baseball 26 $236K $236K $0
Cross Country 23 $71K $71K $0
Volleyball 20 $202K $212K -$10K
Softball 16 $202K $202K $0
Total 241 $3.4M $3.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 33.5% 33.5% 2012 Acceptance: 33.4% 33.4% 2013 Acceptance: 49.2% 49.2% 2014 Acceptance: 43.3% 43.3% 2015 Acceptance: 54.5% 54.5% 2016 Acceptance: 50.3% 50.3% 2017 Acceptance: 48.5% 48.5% 2011 Yield: 28.3% 28.3% 2012 Yield: 18.3% 18.3% 2013 Yield: 18.0% 18.0% 2014 Yield: 12.3% 12.3% 2015 Yield: 17.2% 17.2% 2016 Yield: 15.1% 15.1% 2017 Yield: 14.0% 14.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 6,350 6,350 2012 Applicants: 5,324 5,324 2013 Applicants: 4,589 4,589 2014 Applicants: 5,842 5,842 2015 Applicants: 4,729 4,729 2016 Applicants: 5,311 5,311 2017 Applicants: 6,097 6,097 2011 Admitted: 2,125 2,125 2012 Admitted: 1,780 1,780 2013 Admitted: 2,256 2,256 2014 Admitted: 2,528 2,528 2015 Admitted: 2,579 2,579 2016 Admitted: 2,670 2,670 2017 Admitted: 2,955 2,955 2011 Enrolled: 601 601 2012 Enrolled: 326 326 2013 Enrolled: 405 405 2014 Enrolled: 312 312 2015 Enrolled: 444 444 2016 Enrolled: 403 403 2017 Enrolled: 415 415

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 640 640 2014 25th: 700 700 2015 25th: 640 640 2013 75th: 1040 1040 2014 75th: 920 920 2015 75th: 770 770

SAT Math

200 300 400 500 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 280 280 2014 25th: 370 370 2015 25th: 320 320 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 470 470 2015 75th: 390 390

SAT Reading & Writing

300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 360 360 2014 25th: 330 330 2015 25th: 320 320 2013 75th: 510 510 2014 75th: 450 450 2015 75th: 370 370

Submitting a Test Score

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2012 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0% 2013 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.