unitid 218070 · Greenville, SC · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Furman University
- enrollment 2023
- 2,523
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
43%
15th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,379
79th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
13%
undergrads on Pell grants
8th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
79%
finish within 150% time
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$76,798
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$30,308
after aid, aided students
82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$68,635
after entry, Title IV students
82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$23,250
41st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $16,401 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k16%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $83,896
- First-generation students
- 12%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $59,770
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. | 58 | $69,977 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 55 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 47 | $64,162 | $22,631 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 45 | $76,391 | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 42 | — | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 36 | $80,090 | $21,645 |
| Music. | 30 | — | $20,830 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 27 | — | $26,955 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 26 | — | — |
| History. | 21 | — | $26,036 |
| Economics. | 19 | — | $24,125 |
| Chemistry. | 18 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.