Background

A private liberal arts university, Furman University was founded in 1826. The university is nationally acclaimed for its academic excellence, Engaged Learning program and campus beauty.

Location

5 miles north of Greenville, South Carolina (metropolitan population 400,000). (See Explore off Campus.)

Students

2,601 undergraduates; 417 graduate students. Furman students come from 48 states and 47 foreign countries.

Faculty

294 full-time, 97 percent with the highest degree in their field.

Student-to-faculty ratio

11:1 with an average class size of 18.

Campus

750-acre campus with lake, 36 major buildings including a 490,000-plus volume library, computer science and mathematics building, high-tech social sciences building, 2,000-seat auditorium, music complex with recital halls and technology lab, theatre, visual arts building, infirmary, classroom building with Humanities Center, student center, residence halls, dining hall, physical activities center, and chapel. Also, 16,000-seat football stadium, athletic fields, tennis center, soccer stadium, multi-purpose arena, and 18-hole golf course (Take a Virtual Campus Tour).

Honor Societies

Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma and numerous departmental honoraries.

Alumni

Furman has produced the chairmen of the board and chief executives of such international businesses as PepsiCo, Delta Air Lines and Frito-Lay, as well as a U.S. Secretary of Education, a state governor and two U.S. congressmen as well as a Nobel Prize Laureate (Go Beyond Furman).

NCAA Division I Intercollegiate Athletics