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Local news outlets report Furman’s bump in ‘First-Year Experiences’ category
News organizations covered Furman University’s placement in U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings. This year, Furman jumped 12 spots in the best “First-Year Experiences” category, a group that includes all universities, landing at No. 20. Overall, the university ranked 46th among more than 200 national liberal arts colleges and universities, down one spot from 2022. Furman is fifth among national liberal arts colleges across the South and first overall among all universities, public and private, in South Carolina. See more in UpstateBizSC and GSABizWire. Rankings for Upstate colleges and University of South Carolina were reported in Greenville Journal.