Private nonprofitFour-year

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, PA · Highest award: Bachelor's

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Net price (avg)
$36,425
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$70,794
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
83.8%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$76,124
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$85,776
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$70,794
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$70,794
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$16,188
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$16,188
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$800
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00012,321
$30,001–48,00016,942
$48,001–75,00016,245
$75,001–110,00025,104
$110,001+49,996

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
83.8%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
86.1%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
90.2%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$62,544
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$76,124
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$19,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$201.43
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
84.8%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $76,124 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
28.2%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,392
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
30–33
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,799
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
19.5%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
15.8%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
44.5%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$84,574
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White59%
Hispanic9%
Black5%
Asian5%
Two or more races4%
Nonresident / international17%

Other Four-year institutions in PA

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Academy of Vocal ArtsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albright CollegeNot reported50.7%$58,700
Allegheny CollegeNot reported72.5%$62,069
Alvernia UniversityNot reported55.5%$55,055
American College of Financial ServicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Arcadia UniversityNot reported66.7%$58,336
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchNot reported67.7%$40,457
Bryn Mawr CollegeNot reported81.8%$75,217
Bucknell UniversityNot reported86.3%$93,807
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Cairn University-LanghorneNot reported59.7%$44,172
Carlow UniversityNot reported59.9%$51,051

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$101,895$68,257$19,500
Economics.$90,368$82,686$23,048
Public Health.$75,867$58,808$20,875
Political Science and Government.$74,822$63,293$19,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$74,099$55,693$19,875
Sociology.$63,251$52,657$19,000
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$49,429Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590Not reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reported$48,471$23,083
Biology, General.Not reported$57,214$19,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reported$65,466Not reported
Zoology/Animal Biology.Not reported$44,055Not reported
Neurobiology and Neurosciences.Not reported$62,451Not reported
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Behavioral Sciences.Not reported$48,673$19,000
Classical and Ancient Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Cognitive Science.Not reported$81,496Not reported
Philosophy.Not reported$54,455Not reported
Religion/Religious Studies.Not reported$41,390Not reported
Astronomy and Astrophysics.Not reported$68,333Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10