Furman ranked first for number of undergraduates receiving PhDs among all liberal arts colleges in the South from 1996 to 2003 and 22nd among all liberal arts in the nation.[20] From 2006 to 2015 Furman ranked first in the South and 26th among all liberal arts in the nation.[21] Furman ranked 6th in percentage of graduates that went on to receive PHds from 2006 to 2017 among all the universities in the South, and 76th among all universities in the nation.[22]