Franklin College
Franklin, IN · Private · Large suburb · Franklin College of Indiana
Private institution in Franklin, IN · 872 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $55,376 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
- $22,7621,325th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,3501,555th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,3501,512th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $50,7081,490th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,376769th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,635829th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.4%650th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 71.0%1,184th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 70.6%617th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1119617th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8721,439th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.5%774th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 183 mi (MDW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not 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 43 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $38,769 | $38,829 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $36,992 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $33,192 | — |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $31,133 | — |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,055 | $26,353 |
| History | bachelors | $26,353 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | $24,421 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: American Baptistsource
- Founded in 1834source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Old Goldsource
- Athletic nickname: "Grizzlies"source
- Motto: "Relentlessly Pursue"source
- Campus size: about 207 acressource
- Formerly known as "Indiana Baptist Manual-Labor Institute" (1834–1844)source
- Notable alum: Robert Wisesource
- Notable alum: Marjorie Mainsource
- Notable alum: Edna Ruth Parkersource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Franklin College’s 872 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IN
- Manchester UniversityNorth Manchester, IN · 895 undergrads
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary of the Woods, IN · 896 undergrads
- Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IN · 845 undergrads
- Hanover CollegeHanover, IN · 958 undergrads
- Goshen CollegeGoshen, IN · 761 undergrads
- Huntington UniversityHuntington, IN · 1,016 undergrads
Elsewhere
Key links
- Official websitefranklincollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 150604)
- Compare colleges in INRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IndianaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Manchester UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Franklin College vs Manchester UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
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