Francis Marion University
Francis Marion University admitted 86% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 870–1115 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $10,890 a year. Within six years, 38% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 86%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 870–1115
- ACT middle 50%
- 16–24
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $24,585 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $10,890 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $10,228 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,160 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $21,544 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 38%
- Students who return for a second year
- 70%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $47,527 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,628
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 40%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
- Campus setting
- Rural
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 22%
- Health professions
- 21%
- Psychology
- 11%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 11%
- Education
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- The University of Tennessee Southern TN · 87% admitted
- Gordon State College GA · 86% admitted
- Neumont College of Computer Science UT · 87% admitted
- Goshen College IN · 84% admitted
- Nelson University TX · 89% admitted
- New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM · 89% admitted
More colleges in South Carolina
- University of South Carolina-Columbia SC · 60% admitted
- Clemson University SC · 38% admitted
- College of Charleston SC · 60% admitted
- Coastal Carolina University SC · 75% admitted
- University of South Carolina-Upstate SC · 67% admitted
- Winthrop University SC · 79% admitted
- Lander University SC · 81% admitted
- Anderson University SC · 55% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.