FMU Earns 2026-2027 Military Friendly® School Designation

Francis Marion University been recognized as a Military Friendly® School because of its work with military veterans, service members, and their dependents.

Institutions earning the Military Friendly® Schools designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 3,200 institutions participated in the Military Friendly® survey, with only 878 earning the designation.

Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by Military Friendly®, in consultation with the Military Friendly® Advisory Council, a group of independent leaders in the military community. Final ratings were determined by combining an organization’s survey score, public data, and an assessment of the institution’s ability to meet and exceed thresholds for student recruitment, retention, academic progress, graduation rates, career placement, and support services for veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses.

“We are honored to once again be named a Military Friendly® School,” said FMU President Fred Carter. “FMU is deeply committed to serving those who have served our nation, providing them with a superior education and the resources they need to pursue successful careers.”

The 2026-2027 Military Friendly® Schools list will be published in the April issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and online at www.militaryfriendly.com.

The Military Friendly® ratings program was started in 2003 as an advocacy vehicle that measures an organization’s commitment, effort, and success in creating sustainable and meaningful benefits for the military community.