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Franklin & Marshall College

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Location:
Lancaster, PA
Setting:
Suburban
Control:
Private Non-Profit
In-State Tuition:
$42,510
Out-of-State Tuition:
$42,510
Room & Board:
$11,500
Full-Time Undergrads:
2,200
Part-Time Undergrads:
48
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School Website:
www.fandm.edu
Admissions Website:
www.fandm.edu/admission
Financial Aid Website:
www.fandm.edu/financialaid
Application Deadline:
February 1
Acceptance Rate:
38 %
Admission Difficulty:
Hard
Average SAT Scores:
1220–1400
Average ACT Scores:
28–30

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Most Popular Majors

  • Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
  • Business
  • Business Management
  • Business Administration and Management
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Tags: Traditional Colleges and Universities, Tuition: $40K+, Student Body: 1000-5000, Pennsylvania, Suburban, Bachelor's (4-year)

Overall ExperienceWhat's This?

Contrary to however much they may complain, Fummers love it here. Once they’ve found their niche, they’re the happiest little bunch of workaholics you’ll ever meet. The only regrets come from those people who expected college to be a series of protests and consciousness-raising events. You can have those experiences if you really want to, but in all probability, you’ll have to organize them. Another popular complaint is the lack of privacy in the social scene—let’s face it, F&M is small, and everyone knows everyone else’s business.

The most common F&M experience follows a pattern of coming to know the school, getting to know people, and then having your initial high hopes met with reality. After a brief stint of disillusionment and dissatisfaction (this bit is optional), you’ll come to recognize the wonders of F&M and meet the people whom you will hopefully stay close with. You’ll close out your experience having grown both academically and socially. Not a bad job for four years!
 

Franklin & Marshall Student Reviews

Overall Experience at Franklin & Marshall College

aeby09

Psychology Studies '13

4.2
A-

Overall Experience

I really like most things about F&M, with the exception of the rigor of the pre-med course work (especially in the chemistry department). The chemistry department is notorious for harsh grading, insensitive professors, and unrealistic expectations for their students. Every other department, however, has wonderful professors who are more than happy to allow you to engage in independent studies and/or research, and the friends I've made here at F&M will last me a lifetime. Overall, I think it's a great school; you just have to be ready to work.

Feb 02, 2012

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LaLa08

Anthropology and Archaeology '14

4.6
A

I LOVE IT

I love this school. It is gorgeous. The boys are generally cute. The girls are nice. The parties are awesome. The professors sincerely want to help you which is huge. For example, I am not a science person. There is 1 lab science required for Gen-Ed requirements. I wasn't doing well in the class but the Professor met with me about 4 times before the final to help me study AND gave me extra credit work to complete in order to bump my grade. I love this school.

Apr 18, 2011

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Anonymous

Franklin & Marshall College Student

I enjoyed being in college and F&M...

I enjoyed being in college and F&M itself was okay. I do wish that I was somewhere more liberal. I feel that the students and faculty here are not as open-minded as the school portrays them to be.

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