Francis Marion University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Francis Marion University, also nicknamed as FMU, was founded in 1970. It is a public university and is situated outside Florence, South Carolina. It was originally created as Francis Bacon College and received university status and its current name in 1992. The university campus is more than 400 acres and FMU records an enrollment of over 4,000 studnets annualy, admitting students from more than 20 states and 15 countries. FMU Grants undergraduate degrees to the students in several fields of study. The university is comprised of following schools and colleges:

• College of Liberal Arts
• School of Business
• School of Education

The University is home to a diverse selection of clubs and organizations. FMU has an active Greek life. It possesses a number of fraternity and sorority chapters such as Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha Order, and Omega Psi Phi.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, mathematics, therapy and counseling, and business and management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,020 in 2009-2010 (3,433 full-time equivalent).

About 33% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 67% of the class.

Undergrads are 82% of enrolled students and graduate students are 18%.

Students under 25 years old represent 83% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Francis Marion provides on-campus housing for 1,530 of its 3,433 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Peach Belt Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 79 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 72 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Francis Marion offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (146 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (99 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (5 awarded)

• Engineering Technologies/Technicians

LIBERAL ARTS (98 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (19 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (29 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

SCIENCE (97 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (62 awarded)

• Community Psychology
• Psychology