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Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, PA · CDS 20242025 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
28.2%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
17.1%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$77,658
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$22,098

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,808
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students1,808

Admissions

Total applicants9,881
Total admitted2,785
Total enrolled477
Overall admit rate28.2%
Admit rate — women31.0%
Admit rate — men25.3%
Yield rate17.1%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan270
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT25.0%
% submitting ACT9.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile650
SAT Math 75th %ile733
ACT Comp 25th %ile30
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class50.0%
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$70,566
Tuition — out-of-state$70,566
Required fees$438
Room and board$6,654
Total cost — in-state$77,658
Total cost — out-of-state$77,658

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$55,837
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met100.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)$20,495
Avg loan debt at graduation$22,098

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)122
Transfer admit rate26.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio9:1
% faculty full-time76.0%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)28.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$36,425Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)84.8%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)86.6%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate87.8%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$74,391Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant16.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan44.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full20.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress38.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress14.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white59.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international17.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women46.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men53.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white78.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian8.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies25.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences14.6%
Social Sciences13.7%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services13.5%
Physical Sciences6.0%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services4.2%
Health Professions And Related Programs4.0%
Mathematics And Statistics3.8%