Niche names Furman among Best Liberal Arts Colleges in America

The education resource website Niche has ranked Furman University the 41st best liberal arts college in America.

Furman also ranked:

• 21st Best College with No Application Fee in America
• 31st Best College Campus in America
• 46^th Best Small College in America
• 1st Private University in South Carolina
• 1st Best Small College in South Carolina
• 1st Best College Campus in South Carolina

Niche uses a combination of publicly available data and survey results to compile its ranking and grades. Furman received an A for academics and an A-minus for professors, dorms, student life, the campus and campus food.

This year, Furman received a record number of applications this year: 10,813 high schoolers applied to be a Paladin; 4,645 were admitted and 616 enrolled. This year’s acceptance rate, 42.96%, is lower than the 67% reported by Niche.

Earlier this year Furman was included in Princeton Review’s “The Best 390 Colleges” and was noted for its green campus. Furman ranked 46^th among national liberal arts colleges in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges edition.