Furman University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 550,000

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 375 (15.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Hispanic 7%
Black 6%
International 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
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
Furman University 563 40% 76% 2% 6% 7% 4% $71,512 49 +0.24 48 98%
Computer Science 15 — 87% 87% 0% 7% 0% 7% $127,415 64 +0.07 98 100% — — — —
Information Systems 10 +6 70% 50% 20% 10% 0% 20% $104,981 69 +0.33 91 — — — — —
Chemistry 25 +1 52% 76% 4% 4% 12% 4% $70,909 51 -0.07 47 — — — — —
Geosciences 9 — 89% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $65,116 57 +0.00 31 — — — — —
Mathematics 12 +13 33% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,875 60 -0.02 75 — — — — —
Physics 11 — 91% 55% 0% 0% 0% 36% $86,365 63 +0.20 77 — — — — —
Biology 42 — 21% 83% 5% 2% 2% 2% $69,972 69 +0.41 44 95% — — — —
Neuroscience 21 — 19% 52% 10% 19% 14% 5% $65,383 36 -0.14 32 — — — — —
Exercise Science 41 — 37% 66% 5% 12% 7% 0% $64,161 64 +0.28 29 — — — — —
Health Sciences 9 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,173 49 -0.09 37 96% — — — —
Public Health 10 — 10% 50% 10% 10% 20% 10% $67,982 68 +0.26 39 — — — — —
Accounting 15 +5 67% 60% 7% 7% 13% 7% $100,284 80 +0.86 89 100% — — — —
Business Administration 75 +10 55% 75% 0% 7% 7% 11% $83,083 73 +0.28 72 97% — — — —
Economics 16 +4 62% 81% 6% 0% 0% 12% $82,192 31 -0.59 71 96% — — — —
Asian Studies 4 +3 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $41,151 3 -1.44 2 — — — — —
Chinese Studies — — — — — — — — $41,151 3 -1.44 2 — — — — —
Classics 1 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,486 63 +0.05 13 — — — — —
English 18 +18 22% 78% 0% 6% 0% 0% $24,430 0 -3.41 1 100% — — — —
French 6 +3 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,570 67 +0.40 25 100% — — — —
German 4 +6 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $60,759 63 +0.24 20 — — — — —
History 16 +2 62% 81% 6% 0% 6% 0% $52,729 35 -0.41 7 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,517 38 -0.27 9 — — — — —
Japanese Studies 5 +3 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,151 3 -1.44 2 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 +12 38% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $73,664 84 +0.92 54 100% — — — —
Religion 3 +11 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,115 32 -0.46 3 89% — — — —
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages — — — — — — — — $60,639 63 +0.23 20 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +12 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,570 67 +0.40 25 100% — — — —
Anthropology 5 +3 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $60,774 74 +0.35 20 — — — — —
Communication Studies 34 +14 35% 88% 3% 0% 9% 0% $76,199 91 +1.34 60 96% — — — —
Political Science 37 +12 32% 78% 0% 0% 11% 3% $96,402 93 +1.78 86 98% — — — —
Psychology 39 +3 10% 79% 0% 5% 10% 3% $57,380 66 +0.35 13 100% — — — —
Sociology 7 +2 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,397 73 +0.32 19 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 11 — 36% 73% 0% 0% 18% 0% $59,241 44 -0.19 17 — — — — —
Education 4 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,577 27 -0.53 5 — — — — —
Elementary Education 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,891 10 -1.10 3 — — — — —
Art 7 +3 29% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $53,435 82 +0.71 8 — — — — —
Art History 2 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,421 70 +0.12 8 — — — — —
Music 3 +4 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,405 96 +1.36 17 100% — — — —
Music Education 7 — 71% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,545 58 +0.19 4 — — — — —
Music Performance 10 — 40% 40% 0% 40% 10% 0% $59,405 96 +1.36 17 100% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $59,405 96 +1.36 17 100% — — — —
Theatre Arts 7 — 43% 57% 0% 14% 14% 0% $49,458 87 +0.86 4 — — — — —
Urban Studies — +1 — — — — — — $76,653 88 +0.98 61 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $63,953
ROI Percentile 48th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 23.6% 133 26% 82% 1% 2% 11% 2% $73,487 93 +0.95 54 98% —
Business & Economics 18.8% 106 58% 74% 2% 6% 7% 10% $85,383 63 +0.23 76 97% —
Humanities 12.8% 72 42% 79% 1% 3% 4% 0% $48,141 13 -0.99 4 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.2% 63 21% 73% 6% 8% 6% 3% $68,442 52 +0.23 40 95% —
Health Sciences 10.7% 60 32% 68% 5% 10% 8% 2% $65,250 10 +0.22 32 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 10.1% 57 61% 75% 2% 4% 7% 9% $75,917 42 +0.01 59 — —
Arts 6.4% 36 42% 69% 0% 17% 8% 0% $53,866 61 +0.84 8 100% —
Computer Science 4.4% 25 80% 72% 8% 8% 0% 12% $118,441 63 +0.17 97 100% —
Education 2.0% 11 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,959 12 -0.89 3 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 126 $8.4M $8.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 70 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 30 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 15 $4.1M $4.1M $0
Tennis 13 $503K $503K $0
Golf 11 $628K $628K $0
Total 219 $16.2M $16.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 65 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Lacrosse 32 $773K $773K $0
Soccer 32 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Softball 22 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Volleyball 19 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 15 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Golf 7 $877K $877K $0
Tennis 7 $817K $817K $0
Total 156 $9.5M $9.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 135 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Football 126 $8.4M $8.4M $0
Soccer 62 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Lacrosse 32 $773K $773K $0
Basketball 30 $6.3M $6.3M $0
Softball 22 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Tennis 20 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Volleyball 19 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Golf 18 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Total 375 $32.6M $32.6M $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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 49%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
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 50% 65% 11%
Early Decision 75% 98% 17%

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 1280 – 1410
SAT Math Range 620 – 700
SAT RW Range 650 – 730