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Furman University is a private institution that was started in 1826. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 2,687, its environment is suburban, and the campus size is 800 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its tuition/fees are $52,092
Furman University, a picturesque campus with its own lake, is situated in Greenville, S.C., a city of about 64,000 residents. The campus is five miles away from downtown Greenville, and has its own stop on the local bus route. learners can ride the Greenville Transit Authority buses for $1.50 a way, or can hop on the university shuttle on nights and weekends. In Greenville, learners can check out more than 600 restaurants and eateries, and five shopping districts. On campus, there are more than 200 clubs and organizations, and all learners must take advantage of campus events through the Cultural Life Program: Before graduation, a student must attend at least 36 school events. All learners must live on campus, too, unless they commute from a parent’s home or are married. There are more than a dozen Greek organizations at Furman. The Furman Paladins participate in the NCAA Division I Southern Conference.

Outside of class, learners can grow through programs at the on-campus Shucker Leadership Institute. Through a series of stages – Explore, Engage and Emerge – Furman learners learn how to be effective community leaders. Eventually, Shucker Fellows put their leadership skills to work by serving on a local nonprofit organization’s board of directors and can take a five-day Outward Bound trip through the surrounding wilderness. Notable Furman graduates include Richard Riley, former U.S. Secretary of Education; John Broadus Watson, widely known as the “father of behavioral psychology;” and Charles Townes, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist.

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