Greenville, South Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Located in Greenville, South Carolina, Furman University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 2,554 students in fall 2024, including 2,383 undergraduates and 171 graduate students.
Furman University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 77 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Political Science and Government, and Speech Communication and Rhetoric. It awarded 638 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
2,554
Students enrolled
91%
First-year retention
638
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
77
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 77
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
91%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
563
Master's degrees
66
Certificates under 1 year
4
Post-master's certificates
5
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,554
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,383
Graduate students, fall 2024
171
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,649
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,415
Graduate students, 2024-25
234
Full-time, 2024-25
96%
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
59%
Men
41%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
6%
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southern Conference
President
Elizabeth Davis
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit