Francis Marion University

About Francis Marion University

Francis Marion University, located in Florence, SC, and founded in 1970, is one of 13 public, coeducational universities in South Carolina. A comprehensive teaching university, FMU is grounded in its strong liberal arts core. It is also home to a number of professional programs in business, education, engineering, and the health sciences. The university offers over 75 programs of study including three doctoral programs and numerous graduate degrees. With over 60 student organizations, students have the opportunity to be fully immersed in the college experience. FMU is consistently introducing new programs to meet the critical needs of the region and state. The University has also been lauded as one of the South’s best universities for over two decades by U.S. News and World Report and named a Great Colleges to Work For® for 12 years in a row.