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Franklin and Marshall College

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Lancaster, PASee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

28.2%

Total Profiles

6

SAT Range

1310–1463

User Accept Rate

50.0%

Tuition

$68,380

Undergrad Enrollment

1,904

Applicants

9,231

Yield Rate

18.8%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
3.57
SAT
1450
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
2.87
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1430
ACT
30
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.81
SAT
1450
ACT
35
Round: EA
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.31
SAT
1280
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.58
SAT
1450
ACT
35
Round: EA

What you pay

$36,425/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $145,700 over four years.

What grads earn

$75,867/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$77,755 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 2% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.9 years of pay.

85% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

56%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.3%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Franklin and Marshall College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$12,321
$30–48k$16,942
$48–75k$16,245
$75–110k$25,104
Over $110k$49,996

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

83%

Completion · all

83%

Completion · Pell

82%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

85%

Median debt

$19,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
9,231
Admitted
2,93831.8%
Enrolled
55319% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling6
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Rape2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation62% / 38%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball35Basketball18Football96Golf16Lacrosse58Rowing20Soccer33Squash15Swimming20Tennis14Track & Field92Wrestling35

Women's

Basketball16Field Hockey28Golf7Lacrosse28Rowing20Soccer24Softball26Squash10Swimming24Tennis15Track & Field60Volleyball17
Research Activity
FY 2024
$5Mtotal R&D expenditure#471 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other82 grads
Business Administration and Management, General77 grads
Political Science and Government, General37 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General29 grads
Public Health, General25 grads
Neuroscience23 grads
Mathematics, General23 grads
Behavioral Sciences23 grads
Economics, General20 grads
Creative Writing20 grads

4yr Grad Rate

78%

6yr Grad Rate

83%

Retention Rate

90%

Median Earnings

$76,124