Furman University
| Established | 1826 |
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| School type | Private |
| President | David Shi |
| Location | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Enrollment | 2,600 undergraduate, 500 graduate |
| Faculty | 200 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Athletics | 17 varsity teams |
| Homepage | www.furman.edu |
Furman University is an independent liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina. Furman educates approximately 2,600 undergraduate and 500 graduate students on its 750-acre campus.
The university is dedicated uniquely to undergradate education. Professors encourage undergraduate students to author articles, participate in internships, and volunteer in their respective fields of study. Only a few departments, such as education and chemistry, offer graduate degrees.
Furman is best known for its history, psychology, political science, music, and chemistry departments. The psychology, computer science, and chemistry departments have earned high marks among professional organizations spanning the sciences (social, applied, and basic), notable for a liberal arts institution of its size.
Furman competes in NCAA Division I athletics as the Paladins. The university is a charter member of the Southern Conference.
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Furman was founded in 1826 as a men's academy and theological institute, in Edgefield, South Carolina. The original school building from that campus resides on the Greenville campus today. 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 the late 1950s, Furman began construction on its new campus, just five miles north of downtown Greenville. Academic buildings and student residences rose to skirt a 30-acre lake, centerpiece of the 750-acre wooded campus. The lakeside Belltower, which figures highly in school insignias, was installed a bit later. It is a replica of a bell tower that once existed on the men's campus in downtown Greenville. Today, the campus is anchored by its newly expanded 128,000 square-foot library.
Furman, an independent liberal arts university, was affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention until 1992.
John B. Watson
Charles Brewer - psychology
Rhodes CollegeHistory
Notable Alumni
Charles Townes
Richard Riley
Mark Sanford
Keith LockhartNotable Professors
Hayden Porter - computer science
Bob McNamara - sociologyMajors and Concentrations
Comparable Schools
DePauw University
Mount Holyoke College
University of the South