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Francis Marion University is a public institution located in Florence, South Carolina. Florence is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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

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	Considered but not 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?

Francis Marion University has the high acceptance rate of 86%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 20% 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 470 and 570. Math scores were between 460 and 550.

Francis Marion University received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 22. Math scores were between 15 and 22. Composite scores were between 15 and 22.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Francis Marion University, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $5,936 a year. That adds up to $23,744 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Francis Marion University is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Francis Marion University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,475 undergraduate students at Francis Marion University, with 2,712 being full-time and 763 being part-time.

There are also 448 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,712 full-time undergraduates at Francis Marion University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	35
Black or African American	1,057
Hispanic or Latino	112
White	1,294
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	154

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 2020-2021, 2,098 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.

This school is the 11th most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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%.

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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