Franklin 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 College is a private liberal arts college in Franklin, IN (suburb setting), with 911 undergraduates (48% women), affiliated with the American Baptist. It admitted 71% of 2,264 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1020–1200 on the SAT and 21–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $54,850 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $23,843 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 63% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, communication & journalism, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 5.41 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 College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- American Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,350
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Franklin 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 College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 3 | $87k | $4,151 | — | |
| Baseball | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 47 | — | 1 | $205k | $4,358 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $120k | $5,468 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $148k | $9,244 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 126 | — | 1 | $480k | $3,806 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $53k | $5,845 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 3 | $39k | $4,332 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $50k | $3,869 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $146k | $5,836 | — | |
| Softball | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $117k | $4,877 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 3 | $104k | $8,029 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $104k | $8,029 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $20k | $1,200 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $22k | $2,208 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 83 | — | 1 | $114k | $1,379 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $54k | $1,381 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | 9 | — | 3 | $39k | $4,297 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $86k | $3,454 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.