Florence, South Carolina · Public · 4-year · Rural area
Overview
Francis Marion University is a public four-year institution based in Florence, South Carolina. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 4,112 students in fall 2024, including 3,692 undergraduates and 420 graduate students.
Francis Marion University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 51 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 586 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
4,112
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
586
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
51
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 51
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
20%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
468
Master's degrees
100
Professional doctorates
10
Post-master's certificates
8
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
4,112
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,692
Graduate students, fall 2024
420
Full-time, fall 2024
65%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,623
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,089
Graduate students, 2024-25
534
Full-time, 2024-25
61%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
67%
Men
33%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
33%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Conference Carolinas
President
Luther F Carter
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact