Colleges / Furman University
College · Private nonprofit · Greenville, SC · Suburb
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Furman University

Greenville, SC

Address3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613-6162
Websitewww.furman.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate43%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$30k
Undergrad size2,379
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $30k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 43% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1371 · ACT 31.

If you get in

2,379 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $77k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $30k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$307k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$121k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$186k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$59.8k
Room & board
$16.5k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants13%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans28%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention91%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr79%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$69k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,379
Location
Greenville, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Furman University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White73%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black6%
  • International6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students12%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$84k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 47

What you can study.

Colleges / Furman University
College · Private nonprofit · Greenville, SC · Suburb
FU

Furman University

Greenville, SC

Address3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613-6162
Websitewww.furman.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate43%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$30k
Undergrad size2,379
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $30k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 43% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1371 · ACT 31.

If you get in

2,379 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $77k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $30k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$307k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$121k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$186k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$59.8k
Room & board
$16.5k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants13%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans28%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention91%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr79%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$69k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,379
Location
Greenville, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Furman University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White73%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black6%
  • International6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students12%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$84k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 47

What you can study.