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Francis Marion University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Florence, SC
Population 180,000
Website https://fmarion.edu
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,640
Men / Women 36% / 64%
White 50%
Black 36%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
From State 93%
From Region 2%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 29%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25%
Life & Natural Sciences 13%
Health Sciences 11%
Arts 6%
Education 5%
Engineering 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Computer Science 2%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,160
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,544
Est. In-State Cost $14,437
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,869
10-Year ROI $136,000
ROI Percentile 44th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (65%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level —
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 4 #525
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 910 – 1080
SAT Math Range 420 – 540
SAT RW Range 450 – 575
ACT Range 16 – 24

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 148 27% / 73% 3% $38,769 91%
English 10 +1 20% / 80% 0% $37,688 12 94%
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $43,319 25 —
History 13 +1 62% / 38% 0% $40,946 19 95%
Liberal Studies 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $36,408 10 92%
Mass Communication 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $42,178 22 —
Political Science 12 +1 42% / 58% 8% $43,907 27 93%
Psychology 51 — 16% / 84% 4% $41,112 19 89%
Sociology 17 +1 18% / 82% 0% $39,185 15 92%
Art 19 — 32% / 68% 5% $29,010 4 90%
Visual and Performing Arts 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $33,459 7 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Sciences 112 52% / 48% 2% $55,571 96%
Industrial Engineering 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $78,076 89 —
Mechanical Engineering 14 — 86% / 14% 0% $76,224 88 —
Computer Science 9 +1 78% / 22% 0% $70,231 83 —
Chemistry 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,978 47 —
Mathematics 8 +5 75% / 25% 12% $53,949 55 —
Physics 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,458 74 —
Biology 65 — 31% / 69% 0% $46,343 34 96%
Engineering Technology 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $72,223 84 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 97 61% / 39% 7% $47,748 95%
Accounting 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,748 47 93%
Business Administration 38 +10 61% / 39% 3% $43,700 26 96%
Economics 10 +2 80% / 20% 10% $57,934 64 —
Finance 9 +6 89% / 11% 44% $58,301 65 —
Management Information Systems 9 +2 67% / 33% 0% $53,687 55 —
Marketing 21 +11 43% / 57% 5% $41,726 21 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 28 7% / 93% 0% $40,864 93%
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,118 27 —
Early Childhood Education 17 — 12% / 88% 0% $40,664 18 93%
Elementary Education 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,664 18 93%
Junior High/Middle School Education — — — — $41,366 20 —
Art Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,738 21 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Sciences 100 10% / 90% 1% $65,163 99%
Nursing 53 — 13% / 87% 0% $77,480 88 98%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $80,289 90 —
Healthcare Administration 45 — 4% / 96% 2% $49,985 44 100%