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The Citadel
The Citadel, founded in 1842, is a senior military college whose undergraduate cadets follow a full military training and leadership program alongside traditional academic coursework, a structure similar to the federal service academies but operated as a state-supported institution rather than a fully federal one. The college's 1995 admission of its first female cadet, Shannon Faulkner, followed a lengthy and highly publicized legal battle over the school's previously all-male admissions policy, and her admission, along with subsequent female cadets, marked a significant and closely watched moment in the broader national conversation about gender integration at historically single-sex military institutions. Graduates commission as officers in any branch of the US military or pursue civilian careers, and The Citadel's leadership-focused curriculum and demanding physical and disciplinary requirements have built a reputation for producing graduates who go on to significant leadership roles across military, business, and public service careers. The college's historic Charleston campus, combined with its distinctive military college structure and its significant, closely followed history around gender integration, has made The Citadel one of the most institutionally distinctive colleges in South Carolina and one of only a small handful of senior military colleges remaining in the country.
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Furman University
Furman University, founded in 1826, is consistently ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the South, and its 750-acre Greenville campus, built around a lake and formal Italian-style gardens, is frequently cited as one of the most attractive small college campuses in the country. The university's engaged learning curriculum, requiring every student to complete substantial research, internship, or community-engagement experience tied directly to their academic coursework, reflects Furman's deliberate institutional emphasis on translating liberal arts study into concrete practical experience. Furman's location in Greenville, one of the fastest-growing small cities in the Southeast with a significant concentration of international manufacturing investment, gives students access to internship opportunities within a genuinely dynamic regional economy uncommon for a small liberal arts college town. The university's historical Baptist affiliation, formally severed in the early 1990s over disagreements about academic freedom, reflects Furman's evolution from a more traditionally denominational college into a broader nonsectarian liberal arts institution while retaining much of its historic campus character.
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