Francis Marion University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Francis Marion University is a public master's university in Florence, SC (rural setting), with 3,623 undergraduates (66% women). It admitted 82% of 3,489 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 900–1138 on the SAT and 17–23 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $35,874 a year for out-of-state students and $25,490 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,231 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 43% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.57 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Francis Marion University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,170 in-state · $21,544 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Francis Marion University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Francis Marion University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Conference Carolinas | 37 | — | 3 | $415k | $11,220 | — | |
| Baseball | Conference Carolinas | 71 | — | 1 | $709k | $9,981 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Conference Carolinas | 34 | — | 1 | $539k | $15,844 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Conference Carolinas | 13 | — | 1 | $519k | $39,959 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Conference Carolinas | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Conference Carolinas | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Big Sky Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $233k | $25,883 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Conference Carolinas | 50 | — | 3 | $502k | $10,032 | — | |
| Softball | Conference Carolinas | 27 | — | 2 | $414k | $15,344 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Conference Carolinas | 14 | — | 1 | $210k | $15,000 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Conference Carolinas | 10 | — | 1 | $225k | $22,451 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Conference Carolinas | 52 | — | 3 | $162k | $3,109 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Conference Carolinas | 32 | — | 3 | $117k | $3,660 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Conference Carolinas | 18 | — | 2 | $275k | $15,289 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.