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Francis Marion University

Francis Marion University is based in the town of Florence, SC — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,670

family income
under $30k

$12,892

$30–48k

$15,205

$48–75k

$17,514

$75–110k

$17,623

over $110k

Average net price

$11,3862023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Francis Marion University fell from $14,793 (2008) to $11,386 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,793
2009	$14,645
2010	$9,664
2011	$15,225
2012	$12,104
2013	$10,563
2014	$11,915
2015	$11,176
2016	$12,619
2017	$12,528
2018	$12,742
2019	$12,662
2020	$13,020
2021	$12,106
2022	$13,451
2023	$11,386

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$23,8502024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Francis Marion University rose from $18,137 (2009) to $23,850 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$18,137
2010	$23,958
2011	$19,405
2012	$23,428
2013	$19,965
2014	$18,828
2015	$19,652
2016	$19,112
2017	$20,324
2018	$20,451
2019	$22,102
2020	$21,888
2021	$22,562
2022	$22,683
2023	$22,944
2024	$23,850

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,600	$7,060
2001	$3,790	$7,410
2002	$4,190	$8,380
2003	$4,947	$9,894
2004	$5,405	$10,810
2005	$5,849	$11,698
2006	$6,327	$12,654
2007	$7,038	$13,841
2008	$7,632	$14,979
2013	$9,386	$18,364
2014	$9,738	$19,004
2015	$10,100	$19,668
2016	$10,428	$20,308
2017	$10,742	$20,918
2018	$11,976	$22,488
2019	$11,160	$21,544
2020	$11,160	$21,544
2021	$11,160	$21,544
2022	$11,160	$21,544
2023	$11,160	$21,544

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Francis Marion University reports tuition of $11,160 for in-state students and $21,544 for out-of-state students. Check Francis Marion University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,628 undergrads, Francis Marion University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

43.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Francis Marion University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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43.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Francis Marion University rose from 35.8% (entered 1991) to 43.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	35.8%
1992 cohort	33.8%
1993 cohort	32.5%
1994 cohort	34.4%
1995 cohort	35.7%
1996 cohort	39.8%
1997 cohort	37.8%
1998 cohort	41.1%
1999 cohort	37.4%
2000 cohort	38.2%
2001 cohort	42.3%
2002 cohort	39.1%
2003 cohort	39.1%
2004 cohort	40%
2005 cohort	41.7%
2006 cohort	42.5%
2007 cohort	40.6%
2008 cohort	41%
2009 cohort	42%
2010 cohort	40.2%
2011 cohort	37.3%
2012 cohort	39.4%
2013 cohort	43.9%
2014 cohort	44%
2015 cohort	43.2%
2016 cohort	39.2%
2017 cohort	42.7%
2018 cohort	43.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	—	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$22,380	$9,160
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$28,000	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$29,516	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$31,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$31,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$31,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$31,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$29,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$28,014	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$8,866

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$36,304

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$38,848

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$43,888

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Francis Marion University admitted 3,124 of 3,616 applicants in Fall 2024. The 86.4% rate describes that application pool.

86.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $11,160 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,628 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 870–11151600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Francis Marion University received 3,616 applications and admitted 3,124 (86.4%), with 702 enrolling.

Francis Marion University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Francis Marion University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 450–575 and Math was 420–540 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 870–1115 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	450	510	575
SAT Math	420	480	540
ACT Composite	16	20	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

86.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	77%
Fall 2002	75.5%
Fall 2003	76.1%
Fall 2004	76.1%
Fall 2005	71.5%
Fall 2006	66.8%
Fall 2007	64.6%
Fall 2008	61.7%
Fall 2009	56.2%
Fall 2010	59.6%
Fall 2011	58.7%
Fall 2012	58.9%
Fall 2013	56.7%
Fall 2014	59.1%
Fall 2015	58.9%
Fall 2016	61.6%
Fall 2017	60.1%
Fall 2018	64.2%
Fall 2019	68%
Fall 2020	75.3%
Fall 2021	86.1%
Fall 2022	82.9%
Fall 2023	82.2%
Fall 2024	86.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

870–1115Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	870	1035
Fall 2002	860	1045
Fall 2003	860	1050
Fall 2004	840	1030
Fall 2005	880	1070
Fall 2006	860	1048
Fall 2007	870	1050
Fall 2008	840	1050
Fall 2009	860	1060
Fall 2010	860	1080
Fall 2011	840	1060
Fall 2012	838	1060
Fall 2013	830	1060
Fall 2014	840	1070
Fall 2015	820	1030
Fall 2016	810	1030
Fall 2017	870	1080
Fall 2018	810	1030
Fall 2019	900	1110
Fall 2020	890	1110
Fall 2021	930	1120
Fall 2022	890	1123
Fall 2023	900	1138
Fall 2024	870	1115

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	17	20
Fall 2003	17	21
Fall 2004	17	20
Fall 2005	18	21
Fall 2006	18	22
Fall 2007	18	21
Fall 2008	18	21
Fall 2009	18	22
Fall 2010	18	22
Fall 2011	17	22
Fall 2012	17	22
Fall 2013	17	22
Fall 2014	17	21
Fall 2015	17	22
Fall 2016	17	22
Fall 2017	17	22
Fall 2018	17	22
Fall 2019	16	21
Fall 2020	15	21
Fall 2021	15	22
Fall 2022	15	22
Fall 2023	17	23
Fall 2024	16	24

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,628Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Francis Marion University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 3,467 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 2,628.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,864
Fall 2003	2,982
Fall 2004	3,066
Fall 2005	3,181
Fall 2006	3,174
Fall 2007	3,179
Fall 2008	3,184
Fall 2009	3,381
Fall 2010	3,463
Fall 2011	3,467
Fall 2012	3,456
Fall 2013	3,380
Fall 2014	3,249
Fall 2015	3,258
Fall 2016	3,221
Fall 2017	3,079
Fall 2018	3,097
Fall 2019	3,104
Fall 2020	3,025
Fall 2021	2,867
Fall 2022	2,684
Fall 2023	2,640
Fall 2024	2,628

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

70%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Francis Marion University has held near 70% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	64%
Fall 2003 cohort	66%
Fall 2004 cohort	65%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	68%
Fall 2007 cohort	67%
Fall 2008 cohort	68%
Fall 2009 cohort	68%
Fall 2010 cohort	67%
Fall 2011 cohort	65%
Fall 2012 cohort	67%
Fall 2013 cohort	68%
Fall 2014 cohort	69%
Fall 2015 cohort	68%
Fall 2016 cohort	65%
Fall 2017 cohort	67%
Fall 2018 cohort	69%
Fall 2019 cohort	68%
Fall 2020 cohort	66%
Fall 2021 cohort	65%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	70%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Francis Marion University

37.6% of Francis Marion University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Francis Marion University as a primarily residential campus of 2,628 undergraduates — and 70% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Francis Marion University's SAT section-percentile sums are 870–1115 — their midpoint is below the SC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Francis Marion University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Francis Marion University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Francis Marion University86.4%

South Carolina median72.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Francis Marion University$11,160

South Carolina median$17,440

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Francis Marion University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Francis Marion University$43,888

South Carolina median$44,354

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Francis Marion University, South Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Francis Marion University	South Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	86.4%	72.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$11,160	$17,440	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$43,888	$44,354	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Francis Marion University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Francis Marion University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 12 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$72,580
Accounting and Related Services	$58,797
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$51,522
Biology, General	$51,447
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$51,005
Political Science and Government	$44,803
Marketing	$41,125
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,933
English Language and Literature, General	$40,098
Psychology, General	$37,288
Sociology	$36,995
Fine and Studio Arts	$29,602

These 12 fields listed for Francis Marion University measure earnings after completion. The $43,888 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 23 additional Francis Marion University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Francis Marion University report?

Francis Marion University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 870–1115 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Francis Marion University's acceptance rate?

86.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,124 admitted from 3,616 applicants.

How much does Francis Marion University cost?

In-state tuition is $11,160; out-of-state students pay $21,544. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Francis Marion University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $43,888. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in South Carolina

Columbia College — 93.9% admitted
Columbia International University — 94.5% admitted
Coker University — 94% admitted
Southern Wesleyan University — 99.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.