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Furman University

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Greenville, SCSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

43.0%

Total Profiles

4

SAT Range

1260–1430

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$58,312

Undergrad Enrollment

2,322

Applicants

8,406

Yield Rate

14.0%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$30,308/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $121,232 over four years.

What grads earn

$61,904/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$66,032 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.0 years of pay.

81% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

31%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.7%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Furman University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$16,401
$30–48k$17,290
$48–75k$21,041
$75–110k$27,736
Over $110k$39,310

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

82%

Completion · all

82%

Completion · Pell

79%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

83%

Median debt

$23,250

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
8,406
Admitted
4,41952.6%
Enrolled
62014% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling5
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Rape6

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation57% / 43%
MenWomen

Men's

Basketball15Football126Golf11Soccer30Tennis13Track & Field70

Women's

Basketball15Golf7Lacrosse32Soccer32Softball22Tennis7Track & Field65Volleyball19
Research Activity
FY 2024
$3Mtotal R&D expenditure#532 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Kinesiology and Exercise Science70 grads
Business Administration and Management, General47 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric36 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General34 grads
Political Science and Government, General32 grads
Psychology, General30 grads
Economics, General29 grads
Chemistry, General20 grads
Computer Science15 grads
Sustainability Studies14 grads

4yr Grad Rate

75%

6yr Grad Rate

81%

Retention Rate

91%

Median Earnings

$68,635