Furman University is a private university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1826 and named after Baptist pastor Richard Furman, the liberal arts university is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became a secular university in 1992, while keeping Christo et Doctrinae as its motto. As of Fall 2021, it enrolls a…
Furman University is a private university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1826 and named after Baptist pastor Richard Furman, the liberal arts university is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became a secular university in 1992, while keeping Christo et Doctrinae as its motto. As of Fall 2021, it enrolls approximately 2,300 undergraduate students and 150 graduate students on its 750-acre campus.
Former names: Furman Academy and Theological Institution · (1826–1829) · Furman Theological Institution · (1829–1834) · Furman Institution · (1837–1851)
Motto: Christo et Doctrinae
Motto in English: For Christ and Learning
Type: Private liberal arts university
Established: 1826
Academic affiliations: ACS · CIC · NAICU · Annapolis Group · Oberlin Group
Endowment: $812.3 million (2022) · (Beneficiary of the Duke Endowment, 1924)
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