Colleges / Francis Marion University
College · Public · Florence, SC · Rural
FMU

Francis Marion University

Florence, SC

Address4822 East Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29506
Websitewww.fmarion.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size2,628
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1015 · ACT 19.

If you get in

2,628 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$46k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$50k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$11.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$21.5k
Room & board
$9.4k
Books & supplies
$1,238

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans38%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr43%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out37%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,628
Location
Florence, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White46%
  • Black38%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$31k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 35

What you can study.

Colleges / Francis Marion University
College · Public · Florence, SC · Rural
FMU

Francis Marion University

Florence, SC

Address4822 East Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29506
Websitewww.fmarion.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size2,628
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1015 · ACT 19.

If you get in

2,628 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$46k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$50k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$11.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$21.5k
Room & board
$9.4k
Books & supplies
$1,238

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans38%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr43%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out37%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Rural
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,628
Location
Florence, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White46%
  • Black38%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$31k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 35

What you can study.