University

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $70,794
Out-of-state tuition: $70,794
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,799

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

28.2%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical Sciences
Behavioral Sciences
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classical and Ancient Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $0
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required
No supplemental essays are required for this university.
https://www.fandm.edu/admission-aid/apply/

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?212577
Retrieved 2026-06-10

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

First-year applications (C1)

9,881 applicants

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students admitted (C1)

2,785 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students enrolled (C1)

477 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,808 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,794 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 14 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 25%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 9%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 660 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 730 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 650 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 733 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 30 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Franklin and Marshall College Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

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Document ID: url:https://www.fandm.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

28.2%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,808 students; Official CDS B1 reports 1,808 total undergraduate students.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,794 students; Official CDS B1 reports 1,794 full-time undergraduate students.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 14 students; Official CDS B1 reports 14 part-time undergraduate students.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 9,881 applicants; Official CDS C1 reports 9,881 first-year applications.
First-year students admitted (C1): 2,785 students; Official CDS C1 reports 2,785 first-year admitted students.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 477 students; Official CDS C1 reports 477 first-year enrolled students.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide usable GPA distribution values.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide usable GPA distribution values.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide usable GPA distribution values.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide usable GPA distribution values.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide usable GPA distribution values.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide usable GPA distribution values.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide usable GPA distribution values.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide usable GPA distribution values.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide usable GPA distribution values.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide a usable average high-school GPA.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 25%; Official CDS C9 reports 25 percent submitting SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 9%; Official CDS C9 reports 9 percent submitting ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 660 score; Official CDS C9 Writing 25th percentile, mapped to SAT EBRW.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 730 score; Official CDS C9 Writing 75th percentile, mapped to SAT EBRW.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 650 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 733 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 30 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 9:1; Official CDS I2 reports a 9-to-1 Fall 2024 student-to-faculty ratio.

Source: Franklin & Marshall College Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

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Document ID: url:https://www.fandm.edu/_resources/pdfs/IR_CDS%202024-25.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v123-franklin-marshall

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Cognitive Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Economics

Social Sciences

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Health

Health Professions and Related Programs

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Zoology/Animal Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences