| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
2,731 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
2,623 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
108 |
| Total graduate students: |
153 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
54 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
99 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
68% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.9% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.1% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.6% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 75.6% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.9% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 6.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 2.8% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.9% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.5% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.0% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 78.2% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.5% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.8% | Nonresident Alien |
| 2.0% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
800 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Greenville, SC |
| Population of city/town: |
61,397 |
| Nearest major city: |
Charlotte, NC |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
100 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
792,862 |
| Online campus map: |
www.furman.edu/campusmap |
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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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- coed dorms (50%)
- women's dorms (7%)
- men's dorms
- single-student apartments (42%)
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
- other housing including Lakeside and eco cottages; language houses.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
98% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
96% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
4% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All unmarried students must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
92% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing 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: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
425 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Music and science libraries. Baptist historical and South Carolina collections. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Visual arts gallery, engaged learning center, language labs, planetarium, herbarium. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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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, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
99% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
7 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
33% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
7 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
58% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Paladin |
| Number of honor societies: |
20 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
150 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Several religious groups |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Minority/International Caucus, Student League for Black Culture, Association of Students Interested in Asia, Furman U Japanese Interest |
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| International student organizations: |
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International Student Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Jazz, percussion, string, and folk/gospel ensembles; marching and pep bands; chamber singers, concert choir, Singers, symphony orchestra, theatre guild, opera theatre, baton twirling, collegiate educational service corps, team managers, Amnesty International, Habitat for Humanity, Young Democrats, College Republicans; academic and special-interest groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Mike Buddie,
Vice President and Athletics Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Elaine Baker,
SWA |
| School colors: |
purple and white |
| School mascot: |
Paladins |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Southern Conference (Division I, Football I-AA) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's basketball | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's cross-country | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's football | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's lacrosse | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's soccer | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's tennis | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's basketball | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's cross-country | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's golf | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's lacrosse | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's soccer | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's softball | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's tennis | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's volleyball | yes | SOCON, NCAA Div. I |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
15% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
73% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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dance studio, fitness center, golf course, gymnasium, swimming pools, track; football, rugby, and soccer fields; tennis and volleyball courts |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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basketball, bowling, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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baseball, boxing, cycling, fencing, hockey, lacrosse, power lifting, rugby, soccer, swimming, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee |
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| Club sports for women: |
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equestrian sports, fencing, lacrosse, power lifting, rugby, soccer, swimming, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Greenville, SC (20 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Charlotte, NC (90 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Greenville, SC (8 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Greenville, SC (8 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
5% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
38% immediately, 40% within one year of graduation, 55% within 10 years of graduation |
| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
52% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Accounting, insurance, and retail firms; consumer product companies, financial institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations, schools. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Charles Townes, Nobel Prize recipient, physics
- Richard Riley, former secretary of education
- Keith Lockhart, director, Boston Pops Orchestra.
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