Furman University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Furman University is 11:1, and the school has 61.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Furman University include: Political Science and Government; Business Administration, Management and Operations; Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other; Biology, General; and History. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 90.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Philosophy Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	11:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Political Science and Government 12% Business Administration, Management and Operations 8% Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 8% Biology, General 7% History 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects 40% Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	91%
4-year graduation rate	83

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data