Furman University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Master's degree
Calendar System	Four-one-four plan
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

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

Furman University Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. Furman University is unique in its study options. An instance of this, the university has a Double Major, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, United Nations Semester and Washington Semester. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.

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

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Popular majors:

sixteen percent social sciences, ten percent business per marketing, ten percent visual and performing arts, nine percent history, eight percent biology, eight percent foreign languages and literature, seven percent communications per journalism, six percent english, six percent philosophy and religious studies, five percent parks and recreation, five percent psychology

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Management Information Systems

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, Physics

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Mathematics/Computer Science

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Predentistry, Premedicine, Prenursing, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric

Computer Science:

Computer Science

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Health/Physical Fitness

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music – Piano/Organ, Music – Voice/Opera, Music History/Literature, Music Theory/Composition

Foreign Language and Literature:

French, German, ancient, Latin, Spanish

Psychology:

Psychology – General

English Language and Literature:

English

History:

History – General

Education:

Education – General, Music Teacher Education

Social Sciences:

Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology, Urban Studies

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of February. And yet, for non-international students, tutition fees are $28,840 Room & Board (on-campus) $7,552 Additional estimated expenses $3,250 Costs per credit hour $886 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid. Besides, for international students, the application fee is 40. Other additional expenses amounted to $3,250 Costs per credit hour $886 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $886 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall.

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Furman University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 53% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 93%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were one hundred and one total number of transfer students who applied and twenty total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of forty dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, Reduced fee (not specified) online application fee and point zero .

The regular application is due the 15th of January. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of January and For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of February. If you wish to apply early, your application will be do no later than the 15th of November, of which you should hear back from the university no later than the 15th of December. If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 15th of March. the SAT subject section score is due the 15th of January. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 15th of January. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 15th of March.

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Furman University Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama, ROTC, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. Financial aid distribution is at seventy-eight percent scholarships per grants and twenty-two percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA, Institution’s own financial aid form, State aid form and Other: South Carolina residents must complete state forms for South Carolina Tuition Grant Awards..

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Furman University Students

Furman University offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Moreover, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately two thousand, seven hundred and seventy-four degree-seeking undergrads, six hundred and eighty-nine first-time degree-seeking freshmen and four hundred and seventeen graduate enrollment. Further, the student body consists of twenty-eight percent in-state students, seventy-two percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, fifty-four percent women, forty-six percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, six percent black per non-hispanic, one percent hispanic, eighty-five percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, four percent race per ethnicity unreported, sixty-four percent in top 10th of graduating class, eighty-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety-eight percent in top half of graduating class, forty-three percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirty percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, nine percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, five percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Coed, where 53 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.

This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Certainly, the school is located 100 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina, 140 miles from Atlanta.Additionally, the university has many unique facilites such as observatory, center for engaged learning, center for international education, center for collaborative learning and communication. Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-eight percent of first-year students live in college housing, ninety percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For International Students, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, four hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car.

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Furman University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IAA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball

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