| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
3,584 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
3,172 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
412 |
| Total graduate students: |
363 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
102 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
261 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
19 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
3% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.1% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 45.6% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.6% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 45.5% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.4% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 1.8% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.7% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.5% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.3% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 46.8% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.7% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.0% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 45.7% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.9% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.3% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.8% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
400 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Florence, SC |
| Population of city/town: |
37,792 |
| Nearest major city: |
Columbia, SC |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
90 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
133,358 |
| Online campus map: |
www.fmarion.edu/home/
article24880.htm |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- women's dorms
- men's dorms
- single-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
65% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
45% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
55% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
62% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
yes |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
634 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Planetarium, observatory, cabins; education media and teaching materials centers. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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health service, day care, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
100% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
5 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
1% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
7 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
5% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Patriot; The Snow Island Review |
| Number of honor societies: |
15 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
52 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Alive in Christ, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship; Praise in Motion Dance, Baptist Campus, and Catholic Campus Ministries |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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NAACP, Young, Gifted and Blessed Chorus, Dimensions of Diversity Dance Team |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Arts International, Programming Board, Habitat for Humanity, Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Straight Alliance, ARS Medica, Student Athletic Advisory Committee, University Programming Board, T.A.O.C.A.T.N.A., Homecoming, Pee Dee Fiction Festival, CarnEvil Halloween Event, College Democrats, College Republicans, Diplomats; Concert and Cut Time Show Choirs; Advancement of Management and American Chemical Societies; accounting, student alumni, honors, national art education, psychology graduate, residential, and nurses student associations; biology, chess, ecology, education, lions, math, psychology, riot pep, and sociology clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Murray Hartzler,
Athletic Director |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Francis Marion University,
4822 East Palmetto Street,
Florence, SC 29506 |
| School colors: |
red, white, and blue |
| School mascot: |
Patriots |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Peach Bell Conference (Division II) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's golf | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's softball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's volleyball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
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| Athletic facilities: |
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golf course, gymnasium, tennis courts, track, weight room; baseball, soccer, and softball fields |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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basketball, flag football, raquetball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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cheerleading |
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| Club sports for women: |
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cheerleading |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Florence, SC (8 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Myrtle Beach, SC (60 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Florence, SC (10 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Florence, SC (10 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
18% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Clemson University, Francis Marion University, Medical University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina--Columbia. |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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ACS Technologies, ESAB, First Federal Bank, local hospitals, public service agencies, state school systems. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Mr. L. Franklin Elmore, attorney, Elmore and Wall
- Terry Alexander, Pennsylvania representative, state legislator
- Alan Wilson, South Carolina attorney general.
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