Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Greenville, SC
Population 550,000
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,356
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 30%
From Region 23%
Athletes 19.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Hispanic 7%
Black 6%
International 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Furman University 563 40% / 60% 4% $66,279 46 98%
Computer Science 15 87% / 13% 7% $97,476 91
Information Systems 10 +6 70% / 30% 20% $90,520 86
Chemistry 25 +1 52% / 48% 4% $68,942 53
Geosciences 9 89% / 11% 0% $63,451 38
Mathematics 12 +13 33% / 67% 0% $78,099 73
Physics 11 91% / 9% 36% $77,423 71
Biology 42 21% / 79% 2% $81,909 78 100%
Neuroscience 21 19% / 81% 5% $69,587 55
Exercise Science 41 37% / 63% 0% $57,828 21
Health Sciences 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% $62,143 34 90%
Public Health 10 10% / 90% 10% $60,370 28
Accounting 15 +5 67% / 33% 7% $71,944 61 100%
Business Administration 75 +10 55% / 45% 11% $78,384 73 96%
Economics 16 +4 62% / 38% 12% $82,201 78 96%
Anthropology 5 +3 20% / 80% 0% $56,859 19
Asian Studies 4 +3 0% / 100% 0% $54,504 14
Chinese Studies $54,605 14
Classics 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $61,348 31
Communication Studies 34 +14 35% / 65% 0% $64,961 42 100%
English 18 +18 22% / 78% 0% $24,433 1 100%
French 6 +3 17% / 83% 0% $60,383 28 100%
German 4 +6 75% / 25% 0% $61,209 31
History 16 +2 62% / 38% 0% $53,320 12
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 25% / 75% 0% $54,026 13
Japanese Studies 5 +3 80% / 20% 0% $54,397 14
Philosophy 8 +12 38% / 62% 0% $55,149 15
Political Science 37 +12 32% / 68% 3% $71,330 59 94%
Psychology 39 +3 10% / 90% 3% $57,385 20 100%
Religion 3 +11 67% / 33% 0% $47,121 5 89%
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages $61,428 32
Sociology 7 +2 14% / 86% 0% $54,932 15
Spanish 3 +12 33% / 67% 0% $60,383 28 100%
Sustainability Studies 11 36% / 64% 0% $56,458 18
Education 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,591 12
Elementary Education 7 0% / 100% 0% $51,526 10
Art 7 +3 29% / 71% 0% $47,131 5
Art History 2 +4 0% / 100% 0% $47,364 6
Music 3 +4 33% / 67% 0% $52,066 10 100%
Music Education 7 71% / 29% 0% $53,343 12
Music Performance 10 40% / 60% 0% $52,066 10 100%
Music Theory and Composition $49,298 7
Theatre Arts 7 43% / 57% 0% $42,740 3
Urban Studies +1 $69,814 56

Financial

Tuition & Fees $63,953
ROI Percentile 46th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 73%
6-Year Graduation Rate 79%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 36.4% 205 31% / 69% 1% $57,595 21 98%
Business & Economics 18.8% 106 58% / 42% 10% $78,049 72 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 11.2% 63 21% / 79% 3% $77,802 72 100%
Health Sciences 10.7% 60 32% / 68% 2% $58,899 24 90%
Physical Sciences & Math 10.1% 57 61% / 39% 9% $71,639 60
Arts 6.4% 36 42% / 58% 0% $49,280 7 100%
Computer Science 4.4% 25 80% / 20% 12% $94,694 89
Education 2.0% 11 0% / 100% 0% $52,277 11

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.4M #314 80% $0 2
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #376 60% $0.0M
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #400 33% $0
Education $0.1M #385 0% $0
Computer Science $0.0M #476 100% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $2.6M #465 65% $0.0M 2

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 43%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 44% 44% 44%
Early Decision 25% 25% 25%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 1260 – 1430
SAT Math Range 610 – 710
SAT RW Range 650 – 720