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Off-Campus Housing Near Furman
$1,895/unit
Fees may applyBeautiful 3/2.5 Townhome Move in Ready!
$878+/unit
Fees may applyHawk's Landing Apartments
$895+/unit
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$1,950/unit
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$1,799+/unit
Fees may applyThe McClaren Downtown - Historic West End
About Off-Campus Housing Near Furman University
Furman University is a private liberal arts university of about 2,567 students on a famously beautiful campus six miles north of downtown Greenville, South Carolina. Furman Lake sits at the heart of it, ringed by a walking path, a bell tower, and a Japanese garden, so the place reads more like a park than a campus. A four-year residency tradition keeps nearly everyone on campus, which makes the community tight and the lake the center of social life. The Swamp Rabbit Trail, a paved rail-trail, runs right past campus and links 22 miles into downtown Greenville and toward Travelers Rest. Downtown is the weekend draw: Falls Park drops a waterfall into the city on the Reedy River, and the West End fills with festivals each spring. Students bike the trail or drive.
Furman University Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
Furman has one of the stricter residency setups in the country, effectively a four-year requirement, and close to all undergraduates live on campus all four years. That means off-campus living is the rare exception, not a normal junior-year move. The community stays tight because nearly everyone remains on campus.
Off-Campus Eligibility
To get an exemption you generally have to commute from a parent or guardian's permanent home in the Greenville area, be married, have a dependent, or document a medical or financial situation that requires it. You apply and get approved before you can sign anything off campus. Because so few Furman students live off campus, most off-campus rentals near downtown are aimed at young professionals and other schools' students, so expect to search the general Greenville market rather than a student-specific one.