Furman University
Greenville, South Carolina · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 43%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1260–1430
- Undergraduates
- 2,379
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1260–1430
- Reading and Writing
- 650–720
- Math
- 610–710
- Average total
- 1371
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 28–32
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (864) 294-2000
Cost
- Tuition
- $61,444per year
- Average net price
- $31,764What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $70,201
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
Show all 52 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Area Studies · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Journalism · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Information Science/Studies · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Computer Science · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Education, General · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Curriculum and Instruction · master
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, graduate certificate
- Special Education and Teaching · master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · master
- Engineering, Other · bachelor
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor, graduate certificate
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Biology, General · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Mathematics · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Mathematics and Computer Science · bachelor
- Classical and Ancient Studies · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Sustainability Studies · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Data Analytics · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Philosophy · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Religion/Religious Studies · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Chemistry · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Physics · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Psychology, General · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Anthropology · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Economics · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Political Science and Government · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Sociology · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Urban Studies/Affairs · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Design and Applied Arts · undergraduate certificate, master
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Music · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · master
- Public Health · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · bachelor, graduate certificate
- History · bachelor, graduate certificate
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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