Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 77.06
Liaison Laura Bain
Submission Date June 22, 2021

STARS v2.2

Furman University
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.08 / 4.00 Laura Bain
Associate Director of Sustainability Assessment
David E. Shi Center for Sustainability
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Provide at least one of the following figures:

Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
83.08

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
57.82

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
13.70

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
77

Optional Fields

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
Furman University meets 100% of the demonstrated need of students who enter Furman from the Bridges to a Brighter Future program.

New in 2021: Marjorie Schmidt Scholarship - full scholarship for female African American student preparing for a career in sustainability or environmental science

A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
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Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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