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Franklin and Marshall College

General Information

Name: Franklin and Marshall College
Address: College Ave, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
Phone:

  • General information: (717) 291-3911
  • Financial aid office: (717) 291-3991
  • Admissions office: (717) 291-3953

Website: www.fandm.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$34,400$32,530$30,440
Books and supplies$650$650$650
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$8,540$8,060$7,540
        Other expenses$950$950$950

Total expenses   
On-campus$44,540$42,190$39,580

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 72%
  • Federal grants: 8%
  • State/local grants: 8%
  • Institutional grants: 63%
  • Student loans: 56%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$4518
  • State/local grants:$3335
  • Institutional grants:$14313
  • Student loans:$2659

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants4,0592,0452,014
Percent admitted45.7%43.8%47.5%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time28.3%27.9%28.6%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 2025
First-time student retention: 91%
Overall graduation rate: 82%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 98%
    • Part Time: 2%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 53%
    • Women: 47%

White non-hispanic: 77%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 4%
Asian/pacific islander: 4%
Other: 13%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African Studies - Bachelor
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • German Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Animal Behavior and Ethology - Bachelor
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Bachelor
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Latin Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Neuroscience - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Astronomy - Bachelor
  • Astrophysics - Bachelor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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