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Furman University - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Southeastern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 750 acres.
- Campus is located more than one mile from a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 750-acre campus five miles north of Greenville (population: 350,000).
- Served by air, bus, and train. School operates transportation to downtown
- area. Public transportation serves campus.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 12% of the on-campus students.
- Women's Dorms are used by 50% of the on-campus students.
- Men's Dorms are used by 38% of the on-campus students.
- 98% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 95% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 5% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 75% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All unmarried freshmen, sophomores, and juniors must live on campus unless
living with family.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- All students may have cars on campus.
- 60% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 27% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1200 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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