New FMU Program Will Provide Free Tuition To Pell Grant Or First-Generation Students

Francis Marion University is offering to pay tuition costs for first-generation and fully eligible Pell Grant students for their freshman year.

The university announced its Premier Pledge scholarship program Oct. 30. The initiative underscores Francis Marion University’s commitment to affordable and accessible education, University President Fred Carter said.

“No other university in the state works harder at educating first-generation college students than we do, and no other university is as accomplished at providing a quality education at an affordable cost,” Carter said. “Everyone on this campus — at every level — works hard to accomplish this every single day.”

Francis Marion’s enrollment is approximately 4,100 students. About 60 percent are first-generation or Pell Grant students. The 2023-24 freshman class is comprised of 750 first-year students, and about 40 percent are first-generation students.

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