Francis Marion University Business Programs

Located in Florence, South Carolina, Francis Marion University is a public institution. Francis Marion University is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Francis Marion University?

Contact details for Francis Marion University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4822 East Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29506
Phone:	843-661-1362
Website:	www.fmarion.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Francis-Marion-University/86674182130?rf=119693804708835
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/FrancisMarionU

How Do I Get Into Francis Marion University?

You can apply to Francis Marion University online at: https://emas.fmarion.edu/Apply.aspx

Admission Requirements for Francis Marion University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Francis Marion University?

With an acceptance rate of 75%, Francis Marion University may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 56% of students accepted to Francis Marion University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 430 and 540.

Francis Marion University received ACT scores from 57% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 15 and 20. Composite scores were between 15 and 21.

Can I Afford Francis Marion University?

The overall average net price of Francis Marion University is $27,421. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Francis Marion University, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $6,219 a year. That adds up to $24,876 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Francis Marion University is 8.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Francis Marion University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,632 undergraduate students at Francis Marion University, with 2,852 being full-time and 780 being part-time.

There are also 516 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,852 full-time undergraduates at Francis Marion University, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Francis Marion University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	39
Black or African American	1,103
Hispanic or Latino	100
White	1,413
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	157

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Francis Marion University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Francis Marion University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Germany, United Kingdom, and Sweden.

Online Learning at Francis Marion University

In 2019-2020, 2,729 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Francis Marion University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Francis Marion University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Francis Marion University was 55.6%. This is the #526 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Francis Marion University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Francis Marion University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	39	13	52
Finance	19	0	19
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	19	0	19
Accounting	15	0	15
General Management Information Systems	8	0	8
Business Economics	7	0	7
General Economics	1	0	1
TOTAL	108	13	121

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lfalck under License

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