Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at FMU-Florence is greatly skewed towards women students, with 66.7% of undergraduate students being women and 33.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 3,475, with 2,319 women and 1,156 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at FMU-Florence is greatly skewed towards women students, with 77.2% of undergraduate students being women and 22.8% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 448, with 346 women and 102 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 33.3% 1,156 students
- women 66.7% 2,319 students
Graduate Students
- men 22.8% 102 students
- women 77.2% 346 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 50.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,760 students.
Following closely behind are African American students, constituting 36.3% of the student body, with 1,255 students. Hispanic students represent 4.2% of the population, with 144 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.6%, with 125 students. Asian students account for 1.6% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 56 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 1 students.
International students make up 1.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 60 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.6% of the population, totaling 57 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within FMU-Florence.
Undergraduate Students
- White 50.9% 1,760 students
- African American 36.3% 1,255 students
- Hispanic 4.2% 144 students
- Mixed race 3.6% 125 students
- International students 1.7% 60 students
- Unknown race 1.6% 57 students
- Asian 1.6% 56 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 66.4% 295 students
- African American 23.2% 103 students
- Unknown race 3.6% 16 students
- Hispanic 3.4% 15 students
- Mixed race 1.6% 7 students
- Asian 1.1% 5 students
- International students 0.7% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 50.3% 97 students
- African American 31.1% 60 students
- International students 7.8% 15 students
- Mixed race 5.7% 11 students
- Hispanic 4.1% 8 students
- Asian 1.0% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 33% 1,173 students
- 20-21 29% 1,003 students
- 22-24 14% 494 students
- 25-29 3% 114 students
- 30-34 1% 43 students
- 40-49 1% 25 students
- 35-39 1% 20 students
- 50-64 0% 15 students
- 22-24 24% 109 students
- 25-29 21% 94 students
- 40-49 20% 89 students
- 35-39 15% 66 students
- 30-34 9% 41 students
- 50-64 9% 40 students
- 20-21 2% 9 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Francis Marion University in the 2022 academic year.
State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
South Carolina | 658 | 95.64% | |
North Carolina | 7 | 1.02% | |
Florida | 6 | less than 1% | |
Georgia | 6 | less than 1% | |
Texas | 2 | less than 1% | |
Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
New York | 1 | less than 1% | |
Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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