	Furman University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Furman University is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Greenville, South Carolina. Furman is the oldest and one of the most selective private institutions of higher learning in South Carolina. Founded in 1826, Furman enrolls approximately 2,700 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students, representing 46 states and 53 foreign countries, on its 750-acre (304 ha) campus. The school was named for Richard Furman of Charleston, a clergyman considered one of the most important Baptist leaders in the antebellum United States. He was a minister of the First Baptist Church in Charleston and became the first president of the Triennial Convention, the first national body of Baptists in America. History \| Beginnings Furman Academy and Theological Institution was established by the South Carolina Baptist Convention and incorporated in December 1825 in Edgefield, but was moved to the High Hills of the Santee (now Stateburg, South Carolina) in 1829 because of financial difficulties. When the school was threatened with financial collapse again in 1834, the Reverend Jonathan Davis, chairman of the Board of Agents, urged the board to move the school to his native Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was not until 1851 that South Carolina Baptists were able to raise the necessary funds for the removal of the school to Greenville, South Carolina. The Furman Institution Faculty Residence serves as a visible reminder of the early history of Furman University and its brief establishment in Fairfield County. Growth and expansion The first school building from the downtown Greenville campus was transported to the current campus, where it still stands. In 1933, students from the Greenville Women's College began attending classes with Furman students. Shortly thereafter, the two schools merged to form the present institution. In 1924, Furman was named one of four collegiate beneficiaries of the Duke Endowment. Through 2007, Furman has received $110 million from The Endowment, which is now one of the nation's largest philanthropic foundations. Three other colleges - Duke, Davidson and Johnson C. Smith - also receive annual support and special grants from The Endowment. As of the late 1950s, separate but equal laws had continued to allow Furman to not admit African Americans as students, part of the South's history of racial segregation in the United States. Soon after Brown v. Board of Education integrated public schools, some Furman students began to press for change. In 1955, some students wrote short stories and poems in The Echo, a student literary magazine, in support of integration; school administrators destroyed all 1,500 printed copies. In 1956, Furman began construction on its new campus, five miles (8 km) north of downtown Greenville. Classes on the new campus began in 1958. By 1963, enough faculty were siding with the students over racial segregation that Furman's board of trustees voted for an open admission policy. The trustees' decision was postponed and later overturned by South Carolina's Baptist Convention; open admissions weren't established at Furman until its incoming president, Gordon Blackwell, a past president of Florida State University, made open admissions a condition of his acceptance of the new position. Joe Vaughn, a graduate of Sterling High School, became Furman's first black undergraduate in February 1965. Recent history After the 1991-92 academic year, Furman ended its affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention and became a private, secular university, while keeping Christo et Doctrinae (For Christ and Learning) as the school's motto. Furman's "heritage is rooted in the non-creedal, free church Baptist tradition which has always valued particular religious co ... [more on wikipedia]

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Furman University Details

Furman University Details
detail	value
state	South Carolina
conference	Southern Conference
public	Private
scores	1840/1227/28
level	Good
rank	[232
overall ROI rank	[192
size	small
undergrads	2810
grads	163
price	59051
drop	13
stem	15
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Furman University?

1. number 232 for Academics.

2. number 192 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Furman University?

1. Trinity University

2. Yeshiva University

3. Union University

4. University of Puget Sound

5. Muhlenberg College

6. Clark University

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National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Furman University National Academic Rankings

Furman University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	232	140	171	213	230	153	159	122	192
Div1	96	46	58	99	100	95	95	67	90
Div1 Nonivy	88	38	50	97	97	90	90	65	86
Div1 Private	33	29	29	35	35	31	31	30	33
South East Region	41	20	33	64	58	48	47	38	35
State of South Carolina	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	2
Top Ten Top250	232	140	171	213	230	153	159	122	192
Top Ten State of South Carolina	3	1	3	4	4	3	3	3	3

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Furman University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Furman University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
91.98	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
86.66	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
86.45	Union University	Tennessee	Gulf South Conference	Private	Good	225	213
86.06	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Good	227	223
85.79	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Good	223	217
85.46	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
85.40	Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
84.86	The College of Wooster	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	277	317
80.00	California Lutheran University	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	AboveAverage	481	488
79.95	Messiah College	Pennsylvania	Middle Atlantic States Athleti...	Private	AboveAverage	387	436
79.85	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
79.83	Lipscomb University	Tennessee	Atlantic Sun Conference	Private	AboveAverage	303	255
79.67	Rollins College	Florida	Sunshine State Conference	Private	AboveAverage	262	338
79.66	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
79.49	Bethel University	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	423	428
79.44	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
79.43	Point Loma Nazarene University	California	Pacific West Conference	Private	AboveAverage	357	440
79.31	Siena College	New York	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	462	479
79.14	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
79.10	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
79.07	Seattle Pacific University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	383	384
79.00	Cedarville University	Ohio		Private	AboveAverage	287	278
78.98	Concordia College at Moorhead	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	430	444
78.94	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
78.93	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
78.90	Drake University	Iowa	Pioneer Football League / Miss...	Private	AboveAverage	263	136
78.76	Hope College	Michigan	Michigan Intercollegiate Athle...	Private	AboveAverage	244	227
78.75	Dallas Baptist University	Texas	Heartland Conference	Private	AboveAverage	408	342
78.75	Stonehill College	Massachusetts	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	467	469
78.73	Rockhurst University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	404	250
78.59	DePauw University	Indiana	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	304	173
78.58	Catholic University of America	Washington DC	Old Dominion Athletic Conferen...	Private	AboveAverage	381	458
78.50	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
78.47	Willamette University	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	AboveAverage	300	402
78.43	University of Portland	Oregon	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	235	245
78.40	Franciscan University of Steubenville	Ohio	Allegheny Mountain Collegiate ...	Private	AboveAverage	410	310
78.37	Saint Michael's College	Vermont	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	329	452
78.36	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
78.32	Taylor University	Indiana	Mid - States Football Associat...	Private	AboveAverage	391	261
78.29	University of Redlands	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	AboveAverage	380	460
78.28	Berry College	Georgia	Southern Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	390	412
78.25	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
78.20	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
78.17	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
78.15	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
78.14	Calvin College	Michigan	Michigan Intercollegiate Athle...	Private	AboveAverage	255	209
78.02	University of Scranton	Pennsylvania	Landmark Conference	Private	AboveAverage	399	368
78.01	Saint Edward's University	Texas	Heartland Conference	Private	AboveAverage	418	480
78.00	Saint Anselm College	New Hampshire	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	443	423
77.99	Providence College	Rhode Island	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	286	350

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Furman University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Furman University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.15	Bentley University	Massachusetts	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	Good	232	199
97.52	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Good	227	223
96.76	Earlham College	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Good	235	249
96.71	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (Low)	-	New England Women's & Men's At...	-Conf-	Good	-	161
96.45	Midwest Conference (Average)	-	Midwest Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	245
95.14	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
94.91	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Good	223	217
94.65	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
94.35	Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
94.20	Grove City College	Pennsylvania	Presidents' Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	235	202
93.88	Trinity College	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Good	215	225
93.52	Colonial Athletic Association (Low)	-	Colonial Athletic Association	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	214
93.20	University of Portland	Oregon	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	235	245
92.61	Drake University	Iowa	Pioneer Football League / Miss...	Private	AboveAverage	263	136
92.61	Gonzaga University	Washington	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	235	214
92.52	Hofstra University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	231	298
92.43	Mercer University	Georgia	Southern Conference	Private	AboveAverage	237	242
91.79	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
91.02	Texas Christian University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	AboveAverage	214	181
89.60	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	229	244
88.60	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
88.60	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
88.38	Appalachian State University	North Carolina	Sun Belt Conference	Public	AboveAverage	230	228
88.07	American Athletic Conference (Low)	-	American Athletic Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	162
87.74	University of Dayton	Ohio	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	AboveAverage	278	138
86.40	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
86.07	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
85.66	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
85.36	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
84.40	The University of Alabama	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	175	112
83.66	University of Mississippi	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	Average	232	197
81.66	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
80.23	Howard University	Washington DC	Mid Eastern Athletic Conference	Private	Average	343	429
76.16	Liberty University	Virginia	Big South Conference	Private	Average	230	248

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