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Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, PA · Private · Small city · F&M · FMC · FandM · Franklin & Marshall · Franklin & Marshall College · Franklin and Marshall

Private institution in Lancaster, PA · 1,904 undergraduates · 32% acceptance rate · $76,124 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$39,0611,889th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$68,3802,022nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$68,3802,022nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$83,1841,940th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,000541st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$76,124187th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$62,544201st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
86.0%124th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
85.0%430th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
31.8%116th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1394102nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,904965th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.7%1,854th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 58 mi (PHL)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$60,623$52,733
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$44,802$55,964
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$43,000$42,682
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,193$41,441
Historybachelors$39,729$39,009
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$36,668$33,459
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$35,060$36,848
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$32,925$36,848
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$31,839$29,685
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$31,305$24,421
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$29,358$25,194
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$25,194$25,053

Campus facts

Athletics — 17 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $38,500 (M $38,500 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Franklin and Marshall College’s 1,904 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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