48.7%
4,533 admitted
from 9,309 apps
Applications9,309
Overall admit rate48.7%
Enrolled552 · 12.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist9 of 524
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Extracurriculars
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#45
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#4526
NicheBest Colleges in America#13726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#21126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#27426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceSouthern Conference1
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingSouth Carolina colleges6
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttp://www.furman.edu/admissions/how-to-…
Admissions emailadmissions@furman.edu
Admissions phone294
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Davidson College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Davidson College NC · Private (nonprofit)12.6%14601K
Elon University NC · Private (nonprofit)63.3%12706K
Rhodes College TN · Private (nonprofit)51.5%14201K
Sewanee — The University of the South TN · Private (nonprofit)—12901K
Presbyterian College SC · Private (nonprofit)65.2%1160903
Wake Forest University NC · Private (nonprofit)21.6%14505K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.