Franklin and Marshall College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (27%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,865
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 30%
From Region 34%
Athletes 631 (35.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
International 17%
Hispanic 9%
Asian 6%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Franklin and Marshall College 453 45% 61% 5% 6% 10% 14% $81,577 76 +0.90 64 96%
Computer Science 19 +3 63% 32% 11% 0% 5% 47% $115,700 44 -0.27 95 — — — — —
Data Science 2 +5 100% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $112,479 68 +0.06 94 — — — — —
Astrophysics 7 +1 57% 71% 0% 0% 0% 29% $90,636 76 +0.51 78 — — — — —
Chemistry 10 +2 30% 70% 20% 0% 0% 10% $67,148 29 -0.43 27 — — — — —
Geosciences 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $66,970 61 +0.17 27 — — — — —
Mathematics 17 +6 71% 35% 6% 12% 6% 41% $93,720 74 +0.32 81 — — — — —
Physics 6 +2 83% 33% 0% 17% 0% 50% $91,681 77 +0.58 79 — — — — —
Biochemistry 8 +9 38% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $61,964 12 -0.85 15 — — — — —
Biology 35 +4 29% 57% 11% 9% 3% 6% $55,183 8 -1.31 6 84% — — — —
Neuroscience 13 +1 31% 69% 0% 8% 15% 8% $61,916 21 -0.44 15 — — — — —
Animal Behavior and Ethology 10 +1 30% 60% 0% 10% 20% 0% $55,268 53 +0.06 6 — — — — —
Environmental Science 9 +1 44% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $53,304 23 -0.67 5 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 6 +2 50% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $53,304 23 -0.67 5 100% — — — —
Public Health 18 +2 17% 56% 11% 22% 6% 6% $74,848 81 +0.90 48 95% — — — —
Business Administration 61 +4 72% 79% 5% 0% 3% 10% $122,534 97 +2.34 97 100% — — — —
Economics 23 +5 78% 43% 0% 4% 13% 39% $93,563 55 -0.17 81 97% — — — —
African Studies 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $67,586 75 +0.66 28 — — — — —
American Studies 6 +1 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $67,586 75 +0.66 28 — — — — —
Classical Languages 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,010 77 +0.71 24 — — — — —
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,099 86 +0.70 20 — — — — —
Creative Writing 11 +1 27% 91% 9% 0% 0% 0% $48,649 33 -0.46 3 100% — — — —
English 3 +2 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,991 67 +0.31 6 — — — — —
French 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $66,550 81 +0.76 26 — — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $66,392 81 +0.75 25 — — — — —
History 2 +5 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $62,449 83 +0.54 16 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 75 — 37% 57% 4% 9% 15% 12% $93,835 99 +3.50 81 95% — — — —
Japanese Studies — +2 — — — — — — $67,586 75 +0.66 28 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 +1 100% 25% 0% 0% 0% 50% $66,327 72 +0.37 25 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $61,494 92 +1.31 14 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +3 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $65,586 77 +0.67 23 100% — — — —
Womens Studies — — — — — — — — $64,959 87 +1.07 22 — — — — —
Anthropology 7 +1 43% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $61,504 77 +0.42 14 100% — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 32 +4 22% 59% 3% 3% 19% 16% $55,762 58 +0.11 7 100% — — — —
Cognitive Science 6 +1 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,637 30 -0.47 40 — — — — —
Political Science 23 +7 48% 78% 4% 4% 9% 4% $80,677 81 +0.62 62 90% — — — —
Sociology 9 +5 44% 44% 11% 11% 11% 11% $72,262 94 +1.39 41 94% — — — —
Art History — +3 — — — — — — $53,431 70 +0.12 5 — — — — —
Dance 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,390 90 +1.12 4 — — — — —
Film Studies 6 +3 50% 33% 0% 17% 17% 17% $53,428 76 +0.64 5 — — — — —
Music 4 +1 75% 25% 25% 0% 0% 50% $53,110 80 +0.68 5 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,190 81 +0.68 5 — — — — —
Theater 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,356 86 +0.84 3 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $75,398
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 76%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 11%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 24.9% 113 37% 59% 4% 7% 15% 11% $82,460 99 +2.43 65 96% —
Business & Economics 18.5% 84 74% 69% 4% 1% 6% 18% $114,601 94 +1.65 94 99% —
Social Sciences 17.0% 77 34% 66% 4% 5% 13% 9% $66,892 79 +0.39 27 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 12.4% 56 30% 64% 7% 9% 5% 5% $57,715 12 -1.04 9 84% —
Physical Sciences & Math 9.7% 44 59% 50% 7% 7% 5% 30% $84,480 63 +0.20 69 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.5% 25 40% 72% 0% 4% 12% 4% $54,090 24 -0.38 5 100% —
Computer Science 4.6% 21 67% 29% 10% 5% 5% 48% $115,393 59 -0.24 95 — —
Health Sciences 4.0% 18 17% 56% 11% 22% 6% 6% $74,848 40 +0.90 48 95% —
Arts 3.3% 15 40% 47% 7% 7% 13% 20% $52,513 54 +0.74 4 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $2.1M #288 52% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #351 52% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #408 72% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #334 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.2M #344 82% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #402 25% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #394 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.7M #419 51% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 96 $840K $757K $82K
Lacrosse 58 $283K $369K -$85K
Track & Field (indoor) 39 $76K $74K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 39 $95K $76K $18K
Baseball 35 $337K $360K -$23K
Wrestling 35 $469K $464K $5K
Soccer 33 $246K $224K $21K
Rowing 20 $106K $104K $2K
Swimming 20 $144K $111K $32K
Basketball 18 $271K $288K -$17K
Golf 16 $147K $168K -$20K
Squash 15 $110K $96K $13K
Cross Country 14 $52K $41K $11K
Tennis 14 $87K $85K $2K
Total 394 $3.3M $3.2M $45K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Field Hockey 28 $181K $173K $7K
Lacrosse 28 $280K $344K -$63K
Softball 26 $186K $177K $9K
Track & Field (indoor) 25 $79K $74K $4K
Soccer 24 $184K $176K $7K
Swimming 24 $155K $118K $37K
Track & Field (outdoor) 24 $91K $72K $19K
Rowing 20 $117K $116K $909
Volleyball 17 $211K $227K -$16K
Basketball 16 $260K $240K $19K
Tennis 15 $84K $84K $386
Cross Country 11 $42K $41K $1K
Squash 10 $103K $93K $9K
Golf 7 $39K $50K -$10K
Total 237 $2.0M $2.0M $27K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 96 $840K $757K $82K
Lacrosse 86 $563K $713K -$149K
Track & Field (indoor) 64 $155K $149K $6K
Track & Field (outdoor) 63 $186K $148K $38K
Soccer 57 $430K $401K $29K
Swimming 44 $299K $229K $70K
Rowing 40 $224K $221K $3K
Baseball 35 $337K $360K -$23K
Wrestling 35 $469K $464K $5K
Basketball 34 $531K $529K $2K
Tennis 29 $171K $169K $2K
Field Hockey 28 $181K $173K $7K
Softball 26 $186K $177K $9K
Cross Country 25 $95K $83K $12K
Squash 25 $213K $190K $23K
Golf 23 $187K $218K -$30K
Volleyball 17 $211K $227K -$16K
Total 631 $7.4M $7.2M $136K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 32%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 48% 14%
Early Decision 48% 44% 13%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 38%
SAT Range 1310 – 1470
SAT Math Range 650 – 760
SAT RW Range 650 – 680