Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (13% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 84% of faculty are full-time. Spends $25,690 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
563 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 42% of graduates; 39 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.020113% 75Graduates in this field earn $73,099 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01017.5% 42
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.05057.3% 41
- Psychology, General 42.01016.9% 39Graduates in this field earn $57,264 4 years out
- Political Science and Government, General 45.10016.6% 37Graduates in this field earn $74,476 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Parks, recreation, and kinesiology, 0.0% → 7.3% of graduates since 2014–15 (41 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Political Science and Government$74,476 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $34,473
4 years after completion$74,476National median: $63,293Above typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $60,175(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 120 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,099 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $49,008
4 years after completion$73,099National median: $68,257Above typical4 years out, Pell: $45,011 · Non-Pell: $81,967(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,500 · 105 graduates, two most recent years combined
Communication and Media Studies$64,014 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $41,766
4 years after completion$64,014National median: $56,359Above typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $65,849(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,631 · 113 graduates, two most recent years combined
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$61,904 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$61,904National median: $68,245Below typicalMedian federal debt: $21,538 · 13 graduates, two most recent years combined
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$60,280 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$60,280National median: $55,000Above typicalMedian federal debt: $26,955 · 57 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 9.7 to 1 in its Common Data Set.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Programs & curriculum
- Double major
- English as a Second Language
- Independent study
- Internships
- Liberal arts/career combination
- Student-designed major
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, physical education, humanities, intensive writing, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.
$93,593
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Furman University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Furman University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
