3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, SC 29613

Founded in 1826, Furman University - a private, independent, coeducational, liberal arts institution - is the oldest, largest, and most selective university in South Carolina. Situated in the Carolina Foothills, Furman University provides a distinctive undergraduate education encompassing humanities, fine arts, social sciences, mathematics, and the natural sciences and selected professional disciplines.

Furman University offers the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of liberal arts, Master of Arts and Master of Science majors and programs in more than 40 subjects and is one of a select group of colleges that qualify for a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's most prestigious academic honorary society.

Furman University is an exemplar of a new type of liberal arts institution. While grounded in the humanities, arts and sciences, the university has earned a reputation for its problem-solving, project-oriented, experience-based approach to the liberal arts. Known as engaged learning, this approach encourages students to develop creative ways to put theory into practice and to participate actively through internships, service learning, study abroad, and research.

Furman University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of colleges and schools to award bachelor's and masters' degrees.

Quick Facts:

The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 11:1, with an average class size of about 20.

Undergraduates come from more than 45 states and 30 countries.

Committed to environmental citizenship, all students are required to take at least one course dealing with human interaction with the natural environment.

Furman University's scholar athletes compete in the NCAA Division I. The Paladins are members of the Southern Conference.

The Furman Sportsmedicine Center offers the finest in sports rehabilitation, physical therapy and athletic training services.

Connect with the arts with the Sound Quality Music Series, a year-long theater season, and various art exhibits and shows.

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