Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 2,379 undergrads, where 13% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.46
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
608 first-time students
62% came from other states and 8.4% from abroad; 29% are from South Carolina. More from other states than at 87% of colleges.
- In-state (South Carolina)29%
- Other states62%
- Abroad8.4%
Top home states
- South Carolina(home state)29% 178
- Georgia12% 73
- North Carolina11% 64
- Tennessee6.1% 37
- Florida4.8% 29
From 38 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
0
new transfer students, 0.0% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 1% of colleges.
Going on to another college
12%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 94 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
58% women
Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 2,398 students.
Housing
Beds
2,398
Room for every undergrad (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · Southern Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.
How the Southern Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 21% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 1
Greek life
In 3 councils, as the college counts them.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
6chaptersPanhellenic CouncilPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
3 of the college's 6 chapters are on the national lists we read.
6chaptersInterfraternity CouncilInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
2 of the college's 6 chapters are on the national lists we read.
Delta
Kappa Chi
- 2chaptersNational Pan-Hellenic Council Historically Black (NPHC)Its chapters aren't on the national lists we read yet.
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Furman University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Furman University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)