Franklin and Marshall College Overview

Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Franklin and Marshall College is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Lancaster makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Franklin and Marshall College Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Franklin and Marshall since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
• The 1% student loan default rate at Franklin and Marshall is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Franklin and Marshall.
• In <nil>, 85% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Franklin and Marshall with a bachelor's degree make about $80,452 a year. That's 97% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Franklin and Marshall student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Franklin and Marshall College?

Contact details for Franklin and Marshall are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	College Ave, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
Phone:	717-358-3911
Website:	www.fandm.edu

How Do I Get Into Franklin and Marshall?

You can apply to Franklin and Marshall online at: www.fandm.edu/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for Franklin and Marshall

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Franklin and Marshall?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Franklin and Marshall. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 38%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 36%, and the acceptance rate for women is 39%.

Can I Afford Franklin and Marshall College?

The overall average net price of Franklin and Marshall is $51,613. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Franklin and Marshall, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,992 a year. That adds up to $27,968 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Franklin and Marshall is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Franklin and Marshall College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,145 undergraduate students at Franklin and Marshall, with 2,127 being full-time and 18 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,127 full-time undergraduates at Franklin and Marshall, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Franklin and Marshall College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	94
Black or African American	134
Hispanic or Latino	218
White	1,190
International Students	390
Other Races/Ethnicities	101

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Franklin and Marshall College. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 59 countries are represented at Franklin and Marshall. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and India.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

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