Francis Marion University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Master's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Francis Marion University Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. For instance, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Washington Semester. Francis Marion University is unique in its study options. Again, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Reduced Course Load, Tutoring and Writing Center.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Francis Marion University.

History:

History – General

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts

Communications & Journalism:

Mass Communications/Media Studies

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Foreign Language and Literature:

French, German, Spanish

Social Sciences:

Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics

English Language and Literature:

English Language & Literature – General

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies Teacher Education

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Nursing (RN)

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $585 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Additionally, for international students, the application fee is 30. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of July.

Francis Marion University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 71% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 65%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school did not report their application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. In particular, there were four hundred and ninety-two total number of transfer students who applied and three hundred and twenty-six total number of transfer students who were admitted.

the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of August and The regular application due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of July. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March.

Francis Marion University Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and Music/Drama. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Financial aid distribution is at forty-four percent scholarships per grants and fifty-six percent loans per jobs. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and Music/Drama. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

Francis Marion University Students

The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, University, Four-year, Coed, where 71 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. The school’s size is approximately three thousand, one hundred and eighty-two degree-seeking undergrads, eight hundred and three first-time degree-seeking freshmen and five hundred and eight graduate enrollment. Moreover, it is part of an Rural setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. In addition, the student body consists of ninety-six percent in-state students, four percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, sixty-five percent women, thirty-five percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, less than one percent asian per pacific islander, forty-four percent black per non-hispanic, one percent hispanic, fifty-two percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, one percent race per ethnicity unreported, fourteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-nine percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy-two percent in top half of graduating class, twenty-nine percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and six percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Francis Marion University offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.

This school features the Rural setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. Definitely, the school is located 7 miles from downtown, 80 miles from Columbia.Moreover, the university has many unique facilites such as planetarium, observatory, arboretum, art museum.

Francis Marion University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball