FRANKLIN & MARSHALL AT A GLANCE Franklin & Marshall is a residential, four-year liberal arts college. We are known for teaching our students to learn by doing and our commitment to collaborative learning. Two-thirds of our students engage in directed research under the guidance of faculty. ABOUT THE CLASS OF 2015: In 2011 5,105 students applied to F&M and 1,965 were admitted.
Composite ACT average: 30 33% of the Class of 2015 applied test optional (submitted a test optional form and two graded writing samples).
Average SAT score: 1,314 (Combined critical reading and math)
6.9%
African American
5.0%
Asian American
62.5%
European American (White)
5.0%
Hispanic American
1.3%
Native American/Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
6.9% 12.4%
Other/Unspecified International (of any ethnicity)
Franklin & Marshall College meets 100 percent of every student’s institutionally determined financial need for all four years. Two-thirds of our students receive some type of financial aid.
LOCATION: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster is on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor line, which serves Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. By car, Lancaster is 1.5 hours from Philadelphia, 2 hours from Baltimore and 3 hours from New York City.
HISTORY: F&M was founded in 1787. It is named for Benjamin Franklin and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall.
ENROLLMENT: 2,288 undergraduate students from 40 states and 42 countries
STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO: 10–1 AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 19 APPLICATION DEADLINES: Early Decision I November 15 (notification by December 15) Early Decision II January 15 (notification by February 15) Regular Decision February 1 (notification by April 1)
COST OF ATTENDANCE: Tuition: $42,510 Room and board: $11,500
IS F&M RIGHT FOR YOU? Students often ask us what we look for in an applicant. We seek students who are curious, learn best not by listening, but doing, and are willing to take an intellectual or social risk without any guarantee of success. We also want a class that is inclusive in every dimension— interest, talent, experience, geography, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic circumstance and more. That class not only reflects our world, it prepares our students for leadership opportunities. It makes a richer and more challenging learning and social experience, in the classroom and outside it.
ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS: Do you like to ask “why”? Are you looking for opportunities to lead? Do you enjoy giving back to your community? Do you relish tackling a challenge, even when it seems too big?
Do you enjoy collaborating on projects with your teachers and fellow students? Do you want to learn more about the world — its cultures, its languages — and your place in it?
If you find yourself answering “yes” more often than not, F&M could be the place for you.
www.fandm.edu
YOUR COLLEGE HOUSE All first-year students are assigned to one of five College Houses. Your House assignment is based on your choice of first-year seminar. These classes of 16 students, held in the Houses, allow you to explore in depth a specific topic or theme that interests you. SOME EXAMPLES OF FIRST-YEAR SEMINARS: Civil War Fictions Environment and Human Values “F� is for Fake From Courtship to Hookup Human Genetics Music and Stage
So, how are Houses different from the residence halls you typically find on college campuses?
www.fandm.edu/ collegehousesystem
THERE ARE FOUR PRIMARY DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN F&M’S COLLEGE HOUSES AND TYPICAL RESIDENCE HALLS: You are in charge of your house. You form a government, draft a constitution and elect your leaders. And you decide how to spend your house’s annual budget. Each house is assigned a faculty mentor (called a don) and an administrator (called a prefect) to help you navigate academic and personal challenges, and help you arrange house activities, such as play-reading discussions, dinner parties, movie nights, lectures and field trips. College Houses are smaller, supportive communities within the F&M family. Once you are assigned a House, you are a member of that house throughout your four years, even if you choose to live in a college-approved apartment as a junior or senior. Houses are purposefully designed to promote interaction and discussion with fellow students and faculty members. Each house has a seminar room, living room and other open spaces comfortably furnished for conversation.
MAJORS AND MINORS The Franklin & Marshall College curriculum combines a spirit of innovation with a strong sense of tradition. Here is a list of all the fields of study— majors, minors and other programs—we offer: Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Arabic Language Area Studies minor in Middle Eastern Studies Art and Art History Art History Studio Art Astronomy Biological Foundations of Behavior Animal Behavior Neuroscience Biology Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Business, Organizations & Society Chemistry Chinese Language Area Studies minor in Asian Studies Classics Classical Archaeology & Ancient History Greek Latin Comparative Literary Studies* Computer Science* Earth & Environment Environmental Science Environmental Studies Geosciences
Economics Engineering (3-2 program) English English: Creative Writing Forestry & Environmental Studies (3-2 program with Duke University) French Geosciences German & German Studies German Language & Culture* German Language & Literature German Literature & Culture* German Studies Government History International Studies* Area Studies* Italian* Japanese Language Area Studies minor in Japanese Judaic Studies Linguistics Mathematics Applied Mathematics* Theoretical Mathematics*
Music Music Performance* Philosophy Physics Psychology Public Health Biology Track† Government Track† Public Policy Public Policy & Business, Organizations & Society** Public Policy & Economics** Public Policy & Government** Public Policy & Sociology** Religious Studies Russian Russian Language & Literature* Russian Studies* Science, Technology & Society History & Philosophy of Science* Medicine in Society* Science & Society* Scientific & Philosophical Studies of Mind Moral Psychology Concentration Cognitive Science Concentration Sociology
Spanish Hispanic Cultures* Hispanic Literature* Theatre, Dance & Film Dance Film & Media Studies* Theatre Women’s & Gender Studies***
*Minor only **Joint major ***Joint major or minor †Interdisciplinary major
DON’T SEE THE MAJOR YOU’RE INTERESTED IN? F&M also offers a Special Studies major, a self-designed program of study that includes courses from three departments.
www.fandm.edu/academics
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH The F&M learning experience is many things, but is best described as: collaborative. Our students work side by side with professors. They learn not only by reading or talking, but by doing. Two-thirds of our students engage in directed research under the guidance of faculty members. HERE ARE THE MOST COMMON FORMS OF INDEPENDENT STUDY AT F&M: Classroom projects: Faculty members build projects within academic courses. One example is Human Rights/Human Wrongs, a course in which students compile evidence, testimony and legal briefs that are used to represent asylum seekers in immigration court. Student-driven projects: A student approaches a faculty member with a project or research idea he or she would like to pursue under the guidance of that faculty mentor. Student-assisted faculty research: A faculty member engaged in a research project invites one or more students to take part in that research.
RECENT STUDENT-FACULTY PROJECTS: Comparative Genomic Analysis of Zooplankton Communities Weaving Tools at the Etruscan Site of Poggio Colla (Italy) The Science and Policy of Stream Restoration
Triple Star Systems and Their Role in Star Formation Visual Perception and Driving Performance Same/Different Learning in Capuchin Monkeys
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS These next four years are the ideal time to sample any interest and see where it takes you. So don’t tarry if you live to parry—join the Fencing Club. Love the bright lights? F&M students take to the stage for everything from classical dance to standup comedy. We have more than 100 clubs and organizations for you to try. PARTIAL LIST OF CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS: Art Club Asian Cultural Society Badminton Club Bahá’í Campus Association Black Student Union Business Club Catastrophic Relief Alliance Dance Club Debate Club Economics Club Entrepreneurship Club
Environmental Action Alliance F&M Players Fencing Club Film Society Gourmet Society Hillel Hip Hop Dance Crew International Club John Marshall Pre-law Honor Society LGBTA Mi Gente Latina Pep Band Photography Club
Physics and Astronomy Club Robotics Club Rumspringas (sketch comedy) Stand Up Comedy Club Steppin’ Out Tae Kwon Do The Human Rights Initiative WFNM (student radio) Wiffleballers
FRANKLIN & MARHALL ALSO HAS: 7 student-run publications
8 fraternities
7 instrumental and choral ensembles
4 sororities
www.fandm.edu/clubs
ATHLETICS About one-third of F&M’s 2,288 students are competitive athletes. We are a member of the Centennial Conference, which also includes Bryn Mawr, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Haverford, McDaniel, Muhlenberg, Swarthmore, Ursinus and Washington colleges and Johns Hopkins University. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2010–11 ACADEMIC YEAR: 3 conference championships
33 All-Conference selections
A combined team sport winning percentage of .604
11 All-American honors
MEN’S Baseball Basketball Crew Cross Country Football
Golf Lacrosse Soccer Squash (non-divisional)
Swimming Tennis Track and Field (indoor/outdoor) Wrestling (Division I)
Lacrosse Soccer Softball Squash (non-divisional)
Swimming Tennis Track and Field (indoor/outdoor)
WOMEN’S Basketball Crew Cross Country Field Hockey Golf
Volleyball
INTRAMURAL & CLUB SPORTS Flag Football Outdoor Soccer Indoor Soccer Basketball Softball Cheer Squad
Volleyball Equestrian (men’s) Ice Hockey Ultimate Frisbee Rugby (men’s & women’s) (men’s & women’s) Water Polo Cycling
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FINANCIAL AID No student should avoid applying to Franklin & Marshall because of financial considerations. In fact, two-thirds of our students receive some form of financial aid. We pledge to meet 100 percent of your institutionally determined need for all four years on campus. Over the past three years, we have increased our overall financial aid budget by 37 percent, to $37 million. And in 2010–11, F&M increased its financial aid budget to enroll the first-year class by $1.4 million—to $9.9 million. This infusion allowed us to enroll more students with need in a class of 600, as well as enhance the aid packages of all students with need.
Questions? Please call us at 717-291-3991 or email us at financialaid@fandm.edu.
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VISIT FRANKLIN & MARSHALL Visiting Franklin & Marshall is by far the best way to get a feel for what the College is all about. Our Office of Admission is prepared to customize your visit to suit your needs, and we offer many options: STUDENT-LED CAMPUS TOURS Monday through Friday, except holidays, at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tours take roughly an hour and 15 minutes.
INTERVIEWS Monday through Friday by appointment
INFORMATION SESSIONS Twice daily from mid-June through August, and on selected weekdays and weekend days in the spring and fall
OPEN HOUSES Three Saturdays in 2011–12 Each program includes a welcoming information session, a tour, a panel discussion with students and faculty members and optional seminars on topics such as the application process, academics, student life and more.
CLASSROOM VISITS AND MEETINGS WITH PROFESSORS AND COACHES By appointment throughout the academic year
www.fandm.edu/visit
CONTACT US Office of Admission Franklin & Marshall College P.O. Box 3003 Lancaster, PA 17604-3003 877-678-9111 (toll-free) 717-291-3951 (local) 717-291-4389 (fax) admission@fandm.edu www.admission.fandm.edu