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How strong are the academics at Franklin & Marshall College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

9:1
Student to faculty ratio
19
Average class size
80%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Franklin & Marshall has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
57
10-19
198
20-29
144
30-39
25
40-49
4
50-99
2

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Franklin & Marshall College:

85%
First-year retention rate
80%
4-year grad rate
86%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Franklin & Marshall College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Business Administration and Management, General
Political Science and Government, General
Economics, General
Behavioral Sciences
24.8
38.24
51.68
65.12
78.56
92

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization 4
  • Italian Studies 4
  • Women's Studies 2
  • German Studies 0
  • African Studies 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 21
  • Biochemistry 15
  • Neuroscience 14
  • Animal Behavior and Ethology 10
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 58
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 8
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 10
  • English Language and Literature, General 7
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 3
  • German Language and Literature 1
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
  • French Language and Literature 0
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Public Health, General 33
History
  • History, General 7
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 28
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 92
  • Behavioral Sciences 36
  • Cognitive Science, General 5
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 1
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Science 11
  • Environmental Studies 6
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 5
  • Religion/Religious Studies 0
Physical Sciences
  • Physics, General 12
  • Chemistry, General 10
  • Astrophysics 5
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 1
Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General 36
  • Economics, General 36
  • Anthropology, General 16
  • Sociology, General 14
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 5
  • Music, General 3
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies 2
  • Dance, General 0
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 0

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