Francis Marion University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 180,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (65%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,591
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 93%
From Region 2%
Athletes 372 (15.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 46%
Black 38%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

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
College of Liberal Arts 137 28% 49% 1% 34% 7% 1% $42,992 0 -1.43 16 94%
Environmental Science 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $49,777 11 -1.11 33 — — — — —
English 8 +1 25% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $51,442 49 -0.12 37 91% — — — —
Foreign Languages 5 — 20% 40% 0% 40% 0% 0% $44,889 8 -1.17 20 — — — — —
History 11 +2 64% 73% 0% 18% 9% 0% $43,109 3 -1.35 16 95% — — — —
Liberal Studies 4 — 50% 25% 0% 75% 0% 0% $45,011 4 -1.18 21 97% — — — —
Mass Communication 8 +1 50% 50% 0% 38% 12% 0% $41,683 1 -1.88 14 94% — — — —
Political Science 8 — 50% 50% 12% 25% 0% 0% $49,720 1 -1.66 33 94% — — — —
Psychology 53 +1 13% 49% 0% 38% 4% 2% $44,359 2 -1.62 19 94% — — — —
Sociology 12 — 33% 42% 0% 25% 17% 0% $48,889 16 -0.72 30 100% — — — —
Art 19 — 21% 32% 0% 37% 11% 0% $30,620 1 -1.74 3 90% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 5 — 60% 40% 0% 60% 0% 0% $30,001 2 -1.75 3 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences 89 47% 57% 6% 26% 1% 2% $69,465 41 -0.86 76 100%
Industrial Engineering 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $91,672 4 -1.41 93 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 11 — 91% 82% 0% 18% 0% 0% $88,960 5 -1.29 91 — — — — —
Computer Science 11 — 73% 36% 27% 18% 0% 9% $82,548 6 -1.24 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 80% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $62,441 12 -0.88 64 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +2 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $60,036 10 -0.96 60 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,011 6 -1.41 67 — — — — —
Biology 49 — 24% 53% 4% 33% 2% 2% $60,529 21 -0.69 61 100% — — — —
Engineering Technology 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,917 34 -0.15 90 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 103 56% 59% 1% 18% 8% 10% $59,149 7 -1.40 57 97%
Accounting 11 — 45% 45% 0% 18% 27% 0% $68,090 9 -1.22 74 100% — — — —
Business Administration 44 +10 64% 50% 0% 27% 7% 11% $63,770 18 -0.72 67 98% — — — —
Economics 8 +5 62% 62% 0% 12% 0% 25% $67,032 5 -1.16 72 — — — — —
Finance 4 +3 50% 25% 0% 25% 25% 25% $65,158 3 -1.17 69 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 6 +2 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $65,300 3 -1.55 70 — — — — —
Marketing 30 +9 47% 77% 3% 7% 3% 7% $44,961 0 -2.54 20 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 43 7% 72% 0% 19% 2% 0% $44,842 0 -1.12 20 100%
Biology Teacher Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,082 3 -1.12 23 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 24 — 4% 58% 0% 25% 4% 0% $44,750 10 -1.12 20 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 15 — 7% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $44,750 10 -1.12 20 100% — — — —
Junior High/Middle School Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,750 8 -1.21 20 100% — — — —
Art Education — — — — — — — — $45,801 47 -0.11 22 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Health Sciences 96 12% 48% 3% 42% 2% 1% $75,167 57 -0.40 82 96%
Nursing 54 — 15% 65% 2% 24% 2% 2% $88,545 41 -0.37 91 98% — — — —
Pharmaceutical Sciences — — — — — — — — $95,649 34 -0.74 95 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 42 +1 10% 26% 5% 64% 2% 0% $57,968 27 -0.43 55 93% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,725
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,920
Est. In-State Cost $15,167
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,649
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

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 31.0% 145 43% 50% 2% 32% 6% 7% $58,807 3 -1.12 57 96% —
Social Sciences 17.3% 81 23% 48% 1% 35% 6% 1% $45,295 1 -1.52 21 95% —
Health Sciences 11.5% 54 15% 65% 2% 24% 2% 2% $88,545 84 -0.37 91 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.5% 49 24% 53% 4% 33% 2% 2% $60,529 19 -0.69 61 100% —
Education 9.2% 43 7% 72% 0% 19% 2% 0% $44,843 5 -1.12 20 100% —
Humanities 6.0% 28 43% 61% 0% 29% 4% 0% $46,079 5 -0.94 23 94% —
Arts 5.1% 24 29% 33% 0% 42% 8% 0% $30,491 0 -1.74 3 90% —
Engineering 3.0% 14 79% 79% 0% 21% 0% 0% $89,541 4 -1.31 92 — —
Computer Science 2.4% 11 73% 36% 27% 18% 0% 9% $82,548 8 -1.24 88 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 10 60% 50% 0% 20% 0% 0% $62,034 8 -1.01 64 — —
Professional 1.1% 5 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,917 87 -0.15 90 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 4 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $49,777 11 -1.11 33 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #439 28% — — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #375 0% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.6M #577 23% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 71 $708K $708K $0
Track & Field (combined) 52 $161K $161K $0
Soccer 50 $501K $501K $0
Basketball 34 $538K $538K $0
Tennis 14 $210K $210K $0
Golf 9 $232K $232K $0
Total 214 $2.4M $2.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 37 $415K $415K $0
Other Sports 32 $280K $280K $0
Track & Field (combined) 32 $117K $117K $0
Softball 27 $414K $414K $0
Volleyball 18 $275K $275K $0
Basketball 13 $519K $519K $0
Tennis 10 $224K $224K $0
Total 158 $2.2M $2.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 87 $916K $916K $0
Track & Field (combined) 84 $278K $278K $0
Baseball 71 $708K $708K $0
Basketball 47 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Other Sports 32 $280K $280K $0
Softball 27 $414K $414K $0
Tennis 24 $434K $434K $0
Volleyball 18 $275K $275K $0
Golf 9 $232K $232K $0
Total 372 $6.3M $6.3M $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 86%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

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.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 870 – 1110
SAT Math Range 420 – 540
SAT RW Range 450 – 570