Franklin & Marshall College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Franklin & Marshall College is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, PA (city setting), with 1,911 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 32% of 9,231 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1298–1460 on the SAT and 29–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $86,018 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $37,475 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 86% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in multidisciplinary studies, biological sciences, business. The campus reported 9.96 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Franklin & Marshall College ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $68,380
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 38 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Franklin & Marshall College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Franklin & Marshall College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Centennial Conference | 24 | — | 4 | $177k | $7,369 | — | |
| Baseball | Centennial Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $361k | $10,304 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Centennial Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $289k | $16,049 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Centennial Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $241k | $15,038 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Centennial Conference | 14 | — | 5 | $42k | $2,969 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Centennial Conference | 11 | — | 5 | $42k | $3,783 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Centennial Conference | 28 | — | 3 | $174k | $6,201 | — | |
| Football | Centennial Conference | 96 | — | 1 | $757k | $7,890 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Centennial Conference | 16 | — | 4 | $168k | $10,500 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Centennial Conference | 7 | — | 3 | $50k | $7,213 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Centennial Conference | 58 | — | 1 | $369k | $6,365 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Centennial Conference | 28 | — | 4 | $344k | $12,291 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $117k | $5,848 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Centennial Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $225k | $6,812 | — | |
| Softball | Centennial Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $177k | $6,820 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Centennial Conference | 20 | — | 5 | $112k | $5,581 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Centennial Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $118k | $4,917 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Centennial Conference | 14 | — | 3 | $85k | $6,077 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Centennial Conference | 15 | — | 3 | $84k | $5,623 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Centennial Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $76k | $1,953 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Centennial Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $72k | $3,008 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Centennial Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $228k | $13,404 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 35 | 5 over | 1 | $464k | $13,263 | 975 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.