Student Population at Furman

Total Enrollment

2,554

Undergraduate

2,383

Graduate

171

Online Enrollment

Men Students

1,042

Women Students

1,512

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,554 students have enrolled at Furman University - 2,383 undergraduate and 171 graduate.

By gender, 1,042 male and 1,512 female students are attending Furman University. By attendance status, there are 2,488 full-time students and 66 part-time students.

The number of students at Furman University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina.

Furman University offers online degree/certificate programs and 51 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Furman's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina.

The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina average (1,569 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Furman University	2,554	2,383	171
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina	1,569	1,441	274

The below chart compares the student population between Furman University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,042 male and 1,512 female students attending Furman. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.69 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Furman.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Furman
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,383	2,366	17
Men	1,003	995	8
Women	1,380	1,371	9

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Furman
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	171	122	49
Men	39	33	6
Women	132	89	43

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,857 White students (72.71%) and 180 Hispanic students (7.05%) at Furman University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Furman University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Furman University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	2	3
Asian	80	29	51
Black or African American	144	68	76
Hispanic	171	71	100
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,729	724	1,005
Two or More Races	90	31	59
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	19	10	9
Total	2,383	1,003	1,380

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Furman University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	5	1	4
Black or African American	20	5	15
Hispanic	9	3	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	128	30	98
Two or More Races	5	0	5
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	2	0	2
Total	171	39	132

Online Student Population

At Furman University, 56 students (2.19% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 51 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 50 students live in South Carolina where Furman University is located in and 1 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,554	2,383	171
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	51	0	51
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	5	5	0
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,498	2,378	120

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	51	51
South Carolina Residents	50	50
Other State in U.S.	1	1
Outside of U.S.	0	0
Unknown	0	0