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Business & finance at Furman University

Furman University graduates about 54 business & finance majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 202nd of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 47 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 12% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year549% of the class
Courses in the catalog47more than 12% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$73,0001.07× the same major nationally
Admit rate43%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1455whole school

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Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 33 · Academic 13 · Athletics 4 · Arts 2 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Hope College 62
  2. Ithaca College 62
  3. University of Portland 62
  4. Wheaton College (MA) 62
  5. Ohio University 61
  6. University of North Carolina–Wilmington 61
  7. James Madison University 61
  8. Merrimack College 61

Other strong majors at Furman University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Furman University with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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