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Franklin and Marshall College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Lancaster, PA
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,904
Men / Women 49% / 51%
White 61%
International 17%
Asian 14%
Hispanic 7%
Black 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 44%
Life & Natural Sciences 25%
Business & Economics 19%
Engineering, Computing & Math 9%
Arts 4%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,794
Est. Cost of Attendance $85,776
10-Year ROI $159,000
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,293 (15th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (27th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 20%
Yield (Unbound) 8%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #332
Life & Natural Sciences $3M #375
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #470

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 34%
SAT Range 1,310 – 1,463
ACT Range 30 – 33

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Franklin and Marshall College 514 44% / 56% 17% $82,031
Astrophysics 7 43% / 57% 14%
Computer Science 13 +3 85% / 15% 31%
Mathematics 23 +11 74% / 26% 57%
Physics 4 +2 100% / 0% 75%
Animal Behavior and Ethology 9 +2 22% / 78% 0%
Biochemistry 16 +2 50% / 50% 6%
Biology 29 +2 24% / 76% 7%
Chemistry 11 +4 55% / 45% 36%
Environmental Science 7 +1 43% / 57% 14%
Environmental Studies 5 +4 40% / 60% 0%
Geosciences 2 100% / 0% 0%
Neuroscience 23 +1 35% / 65% 13%
Public Health 25 12% / 88% 4%
Business Administration 77 +1 71% / 29% 16% $89,949
Economics 20 +11 65% / 35% 50% $77,517
African Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
American Studies 8 62% / 38% 0%
Anthropology 10 +1 20% / 80% 10%
Behavioral Sciences 23 +8 22% / 78% 22%
Classical Languages 1 0% / 100% 0%
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 3 +1 33% / 67% 33%
Cognitive Science 3 +1 33% / 67% 33%
Creative Writing 20 +4 30% / 70% 5%
English 7 +1 43% / 57% 0%
German 2 +1 50% / 50% 50%
History 11 +2 45% / 55% 9%
Interdisciplinary Studies 82 30% / 70% 6% $79,857
Japanese Studies
Philosophy 3 +3 100% / 0% 100%
Political Science 37 +9 54% / 46% 24% $72,816
Religious Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 9 +1 44% / 56% 0%
Spanish 3 +5 0% / 100% 0%
Womens Studies
Art History 3 0% / 100% 33%
Dance 1 0% / 100% 0%
Film Studies 3 +2 33% / 67% 0%
Music 3 +2 33% / 67% 0%
Studio Art 5 20% / 80% 20%
Theater 3 +4 0% / 100% 0%