Furman University
Greenville, South Carolina · Private · 2,379 undergraduates · furman.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
49%
of 9,312 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1280 to 1410
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$88,320Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Furman University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
49% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$88,320
a year in 2027-28, from a $88,320 sticker price
What to do with your 1350
Send your score
About 58% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1230, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: How to Apply to Furman | Furman University Application · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
49%
of applicants were admitted: 4,533 of 9,312 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/20.
Early Decision
Binding. 73% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
524 students were offered a spot; 9 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 25% of them sent SAT scores and 23% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1280 to 1410
Reading and Writing 650 to 730
Math 620 to 700
ACT composite 29 to 33
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160032%
- 1200 to 139965%
- 1000 to 11993%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.63
- 4.017%
- 3.75 to 3.9926%
- 3.50 to 3.7425%
- 3.25 to 3.4917%
- 3.00 to 3.248.1%
- 2.50 to 2.995.5%
- Below 2.500.6%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$88,320
a year
- Tuition$65,390
- Fees$430
- Food and housing$18,710
- Books and supplies$1,300
- Transportation and other$2,490
Furman University published $84,926 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$17,649
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,013
- $48,001 to $75,000$25,245
- $75,001 to $110,000$26,292
- Over $110,000$42,171
Financial aid
84%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$44,717
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
47%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $30,845 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 2/15
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Scholarship (Furman university-sponsored)
$2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
South Carolina programs for residents
Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
$6,700 to $7,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 4.00+ GPA, 1400+ SAT or 31+ ACT, Alternative pathway (no rank; early or late award); for schools that do not rank or students qualifying without regard to rank; CHE application
- 3.50+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Rank pathway (early or late award); top 6% of class (end of grade 10 or 11 for early award; 10, 11 or 12 for late); school must rank per CHE-reviewed policy; CHE application, top 6% of class
LIFE Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA, 1100+ SAT or 22+ ACT, Four-year institution: 2 of 3 criteria; top 30% of graduating class (third criterion; school must have approved official rank policy), top 30% of class
- 3.00+ GPA, 1100+ SAT or 22+ ACT, Four-year institution: graduate of non-ranking school (GPA and test); graduate of non-ranking SC high school, non-ranking SC approved home school association, or out-of-state preparatory high school
LIFE Scholarship Enhancement
$2,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1100+ SAT or 22+ ACT, Add-on for LIFE recipients in STEM, education or accounting majors; must be receiving LIFE; second year or later at eligible 4-year SC institution; CHE-approved STEM, education or accounting major; STEM/accounting need 14 approved math/science hours before Year 2; education majors sign SC teaching-service agreement
Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancement
$2,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Add-on for Palmetto Fellows in STEM, education or accounting majors; must be receiving Palmetto Fellows; second year or later at eligible 4-year SC institution; CHE-approved STEM, education or accounting major; STEM/accounting need 14 approved math/science hours before Year 2; education majors sign SC teaching-service agreement
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
37 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
1 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,540Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART-GNC |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART-GNC |
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | AFS-GNC |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ART-GNC |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO-115 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MTH-150 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MTH-150 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MTH-150 AND MTH-151 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MTH-150 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM-111 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL-102 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSC-121 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | CSC-105 |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ART-GNC |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG-GNC |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENG-GNC |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | EES-112 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HST-100 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FRN-GNC |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GRM-GNC |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | GGY-230 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LTN-GNC |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECN-GNC |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECN-GNC |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | MUS-111 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY-101 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY-101 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY-112 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY-111 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY-111 |
| Research | 4 | 4 | UNV-GNC |
| Seminar | 4 | 4 | UNV-GNC |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPN-GNC |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPN-GNC |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | ECN-120 OR MTH-120 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL-101 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HST-120 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HST-130 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
74%
Come back for a second year
91%
Typical earnings
$70,201
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Furman University$80,979
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 10 majors here have earnings data.
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